Sentence Fragments

Complete sentences

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Complete sentences are complete thoughts

Complete Sentences include :

Subject: Who or what the sentence is about

Predicate: * Tells what the subject is or does

A complete sentences must always start with a capital letter and end with a period, question mark or exclamation point.

Example:

• The boy drank a soda pop.

• Does this sentence have a subject, someone or something it is about?

• Does this sentence have a predicate, what the subject is or does?

Open Ended

All sentences must have a subject and a predicate. What is a subject?

Open Ended

All sentences must have a subject and a predicate. What is a predicate?

Multiple Choice

Let's practice:

Directions: Read each sentence and decide if it is a complete sentence or not.

My sister called me last night.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

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Directions: Read each sentence and decide if it is a complete sentence or not.

The weather was horrible.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Let's practice:

Directions: Read each sentence and decide if it is a complete sentence or not.

Jumped really high!

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Let's practice:

Directions: Read each sentence and decide if it is a complete sentence or not.

The big red balloon.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Let's practice:

Directions: Read each sentence and decide if it is a complete sentence or not.

Mrs. Camacho loves to teach.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Let's practice:

Directions: Read each sentence and decide if it is a complete sentence or not.

Andrew stole third base in the last inning.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Let's practice:

Directions: Read each sentence and decide if it is a complete sentence or not.

The orange and black team!

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

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Directions: Read each sentence and decide if it is a complete sentence or not.

It is a fabulous day for baseball!

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Let's practice:

Directions: Read each sentence and decide if it is a complete sentence or not.

Mr. Carver, the head coach.

• Yes

• No

Match

Match the following

• Incomplete Thought

• Complete Sentence

• Sentence Fragment

The trampoline go

We will jump on the trampoline after school.

jump on the trampoline after school

• The trampoline go

• We will jump on the trampoline after school.

• jump on the trampoline after school