Sentences vs. Fragments

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What is a complete predicate?

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The complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that tell what happened in the sentence.

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What is a simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main word or words in a sentence that tell who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a simple predicate?

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The simple predicate is the main verb or verb phrase that tells what the subject does.

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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 fragment?

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A 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 predicate in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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barked loudly.

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The tall tree swayed in the wind.'

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tree.

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'The cat slept on the mat.'

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slept.

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Is 'After the rain stopped' a sentence or a fragment?

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Fragment.

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Is 'She enjoys reading books' a sentence or a fragment?

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Sentence.