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 often missing a subject or a verb.

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Identify a complete sentence.

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A complete sentence has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

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Example of a fragment: 'Watching television and eating snack foods every day all summer long.' Is this a fragment or a complete sentence?

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This is a fragment.

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What makes 'The cat gingerly stepped onto the new snow which blanketed the ground.' a complete sentence?

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It has a subject ('The cat') and a verb ('stepped'), and it expresses a complete thought.

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Identify the fragment: 'In the snow up to our knees.'

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This is a fragment because it does not have a subject and a verb.

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What is the difference between a sentence and a fragment?

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

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Example of a complete sentence: 'Crocodiles face danger every day.' Is this a fragment or a complete sentence?

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This is a complete sentence.

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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 verb in a sentence?

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A verb is a word that describes an action or a state of being.

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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The subject is 'The dog'.