Complete Sentences Practice

A complete sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and a predicate.

A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is missing either a subject or a predicate.

This is a complete sentence because it has a subject ('Abel') and a predicate ('was absent from school today').

This is a sentence fragment because it lacks a subject.

This is a sentence fragment because it does not express a complete thought.

This is a complete sentence because it has a subject ('Melanie and Allison') and a predicate ('went to a concert last night').

The two main components of a complete sentence are a subject and a predicate.

Yes, a complete sentence can be a question as long as it has a subject and a predicate.

The purpose of a complete sentence is to convey a clear and complete thought.

You can identify a sentence fragment by checking if it lacks a subject, a predicate, or does not express a complete thought.