Sentences and Fragments

Sentences and Fragments

5th Grade ELA Lesson

Open Ended

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.

Open Ended

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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Multiple Choice

A small boy fell from the slide.

Multiple Choice

Boys and girls from school.

Multiple Choice

The park is very.

Multiple Choice

The dog runs after the cat.