Sentences and Fragments

Sentences and Fragments

5th Grade ELA Lesson

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What is a sentence?

A sentence

• group of words that expresses a complete thought

• Must contain a subject and predicate

• Example: Scott and Laura went ice-skating at the new skating rink.

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What's an sentence fragment?

Sentence fragment

• an incomplete sentence

• Example 1: swimming in the ocean

• Example 2: better attention in class

Run-on sentence

• two or more sentences written together

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A small boy fell from the slide.

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Boys and girls from school.

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The park is very.

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The dog runs after the cat.

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How should all of your responses be completed for this class?

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What four items should you look for when proofreading a composition?

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What are three ways to check to see if you have complete sentences?

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Every sentence ends with what?

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Every sentence begins with what?

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How many sentences are required for a paragraph?

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When writing, when you start your sentence with a conjunction or because, what does it turn your sentence into?

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What is a fragment?

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What is a verb?

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What is a subject?

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What are the two requirements for sentences?