Subjects/Predicates & Sentences/Fragments

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and includes 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 subject in the sentence: 'The cat is sleeping.'

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The subject is 'The cat'.

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

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The predicate is 'barked loudly'.

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What is the complete subject in the sentence: 'The tall man walked quickly.'

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The complete subject is 'The tall man'.

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What is the complete predicate in the sentence: 'The children played in the park.'

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The complete predicate is 'played in the park'.

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True or False: Every complete sentence must have a subject.

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True.

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True or False: A sentence fragment can stand alone as a complete thought.

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False.

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What is the difference between a subject and a predicate?

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The subject tells who or what the sentence is about, while the predicate tells what the subject does or is.

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Example of a complete sentence: 'The sun is shining.'

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This is a complete sentence because it has a subject ('The sun') and a predicate ('is shining').