Fragments

Fragments

What is a fragment?

A fragment is a group of words that begins with a capital letter and ends with a period. It looks like a sentence, but it is not complete. A subject or verb may be missing.

Multiple Choice

What is a fragment?

• A complete sentence

• An incomplete sentence

Fragment Examples

• Comes to the country house.

• Talks to Vera.

• Is Vera's aunt.

• Vera about her uncle.

Fixed Fragment

• Comes to the country house. = Framton comes to the country house.

• Talks to Vera. = He talks to Vera.

• Is Vera's aunt. = Mrs. Sappleton is Vera's aunt.

• Vera about her uncle. = Vera talks about her uncle.

Let's Practice!

Tell whether it is a fragment or a complete sentence.

Multiple Choice

Vera tells Frampton a story.

• Fragment

• Complete sentence

Multiple Choice

The story good.

• Fragment

• Complete sentence

Multiple Choice

Thinks the story is scary.

• Fragment

• Complete sentence

Multiple Choice

What will make this a complete sentence?

"Thinks the story is scary."

• a verb

• an adjective

• a noun

• an action word

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the best answer.

__________ thinks the story is scary.

• Frampton

• house

• run

• fragment

Multiple Choice

Frampton does not scary stories.

• Fragment

• complete sentence

Multiple Choice

What will make this a complete sentence?

"Frampton does not scary stories."

• a verb

• an adjective

• a noun

• an action word

Open Ended

Make this into a complete sentence:

It dark and stormy night.

Open Ended

Make this into a complete sentence:

Knocked on the old door.

Multiple Choice

What is a fragment?

• A complete sentence

• An incomplete sentence