Fragments

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. It is not a complete sentence.

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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 has a subject and a verb.

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Identify: 'The dog barks.'

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Sentence

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Identify: 'Running in the park.'

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Fragment

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What makes a sentence complete?

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A sentence must have a subject and a verb to be complete.

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Identify: 'She loves to read books.'

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Sentence

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Identify: 'Because I was late.'

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Fragment

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What is the difference between a fragment and a sentence?

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A fragment does not express a complete thought, while a sentence does.

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Identify: 'The sun is shining.'

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Sentence

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Identify: 'After the rain stopped.'

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Fragment