Sentence Fragments

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What is a sentence?

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

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What is a sentence fragment?

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

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Identify the complete sentence: 'The cat sat on the mat.' or 'On the mat.'

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'The cat sat on the mat.' is the complete sentence.

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Identify the fragment: 'Because I was tired.' or 'I went to bed early.'

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'Because I was tired.' is the fragment.

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate is the part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is.

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Example of a complete sentence: 'She enjoys reading books.'

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This sentence has a subject ('She') and a predicate ('enjoys reading books').

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Example of a sentence fragment: 'When I went to the store.'

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This fragment does not express a complete thought.

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How can you fix a sentence fragment?

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You can fix a sentence fragment by adding the missing subject or predicate to make it a complete thought.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.