Fragments and Sentences

Fragments and Sentences

by: Mrs. Colunga

A sentence tells a complete idea or thought. It has a subject (who) and a predicate (verb).

A fragment is a group of words missing a subject or a predicate. It is an incomplete sentence.

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Walking down the road

• Sentence

• Fragment

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I need to clean my locker out today!

• Sentence

• Fragment

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My favorite movie

• Sentence

• Fragment

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I like to ride my bike around town.

• Sentence

• Fragment

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After the movie

• Sentence

• Fragment

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I have four friends who live in Florida.

• sentence

• fragment

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The best birthday party ever

• sentence

• fragment

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Is this a run on?

They threw away their pots and pans to lighten their load.

• run on

• correct

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Is this a run on?

They were almost there they were a few miles from the gold mine.

• run on

• correct

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Is this a run on?

That was easy to fix they walked up the trail.

• run on

• correct

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Is this a run on?

They traded their horses for the license.

• run on

• correct