Complete Sentence vs. Fragment

Complete Sentence vs. Fragment

Oración completa vs. fragmento

What is a complete sentence?

¿Qué es una oración completa?

A complete sentence will tell the reader -

• who or what is or does something (subject)

• what they are and what they do (predicate)

Multiple Choice

Select the subject: Hurricanes destroy cities.

• hurricanes

• destroy cities

Multiple Choice

Select the predicate: Hurricanes destroy cities.

• hurricanes

• destroy cities

The predicate tells us what the subject is or does.

El predicado nos dice qué es o qué hace el sujeto.

Multiple Choice

Select the predicate: Tornadoes are destructive.

• tornadoes

• are destructive

Multiple Choice

Select the predicate: Tsunami waves are massive.

• tsunami waves

• are massive

Multiple Choice

Select the predicate: People evacuate cities quickly.

• evacuate cities quickly

• people

Multiple Choice

Select the predicate: The survivors need help.

• the survivors

• need help

A fragment is an incomplete thought.

Un fragmento es un pensamiento incompleto.

Destroy cities.

What destroys cities? The subject is missing.

Are destructive.

What is destructive? The subject is missing.

Tornadoes are destructive.

Hurricanes.

What do hurricanes do? What are they? The predicate is missing.

Hurricanes cause floods.

Multiple Choice

Is massive!

• fragment

• complete sentence

Multiple Choice

The tsunami wave is massive!

• fragment

• complete sentence

Multiple Choice

Cause a lot of destruction.

• fragment

• complete sentence

Multiple Choice

Tornadoes.

• fragment

• complete sentence

Multiple Choice

Tornadoes cause a lot of destruction.

• fragment

• complete sentence

Multiple Choice

The snow.

• fragment

• complete sentence

Multiple Choice

Is very cold.

• fragment

• complete sentence

Multiple Choice

The snow is very cold.

• fragment

• complete sentence