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 on the roof.' or 'The cat is on the roof.'

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'The cat is on the roof.' is the complete sentence.

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What are the two main components of a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence must have a subject (who or what the sentence is about) and a predicate (what the subject does or is).

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Is this a sentence or a fragment? 'Running through the park.'

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Fragment.

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

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Sentence.

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What is an example of a sentence fragment?

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'Because I was late.' is a sentence fragment.

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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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Identify the complete sentence: 'After the rain stopped.' or 'After the rain stopped, we went outside.'

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'After the rain stopped, we went outside.' is the complete sentence.

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What is the purpose of a subject in a sentence?

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The subject tells us who or what the sentence is about.