Week 1: Grammar/Sentence Fragments

Week 1: Grammar

A Sentence

A sentence needs three ingredients

1. Subject (what's the sentence about?)

2. Verb (what's the action?)

3. Expresses a complete thought?

Week 1: Grammar

A Sentence

A sentence will also contain an end-stop punctuation like...

1. . (period)

2. ; (semi-colon)

3. ? (question mark)

4. ! (exclamation mark)

Week 1: Grammar

Sentence Fragments

A sentence fragment is missing one or more of those ingredients!

Week 1: Grammar

Sentence Fragments

A sentence fragment is a group of words that looks like a sentence, but doesn't contain....

1. a subject

2. a verb

3. doesn't express a complete thought

Multiple Choice

What's this end-stop called?

.

• period

• exclamation mark

• question mark

• semi-colon

Multiple Choice

What's this end-stop called?

;

• period

• exclamation mark

• question mark

• semi-colon

Multiple Choice

What's this end-stop called?

?

• period

• exclamation mark

• question mark

• semi-colon

Multiple Choice

What's this end-stop called?

!

• period

• exclamation mark

• question mark

• semi-colon

Multiple Select

Thinking back to the terms, select all you need to create a complete thought

• subject

• verb

• expresses a complete thought

• a direct object

Decide if they are actual sentences or fragments!

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Take a look at the following sentences

Multiple Choice

Wales identified by markings on their tales.

• Sentence

• Fragment

Fragment

Wales identified by markings on their tales.

What's this missing?

Fragment

Wales are identified by markings on their tales.

The subject is missing its helping verb "are." Wales aren't identifying, scientists are, so we need the word "are" to indicate that someone else is performing the action.

Multiple Choice

The wales were identified by the markings on their tales.

• Sentence

• Fragment

Sentence

Wales were identified by markings on their tales.

Sentence

1. Subject= The wales

2. Predicate verb= were identified

3. Expresses a complete thought, nothing else needed to understand the context of the idea!

Multiple Choice

Water supports the gigantic body of the wale.

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

Unable to survive on land.

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

A beached wale's lungs may be crushed.

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

Prevented by its enormous weight.

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

Blue wales are the planet's largest mammals.

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

A blue whale, which can weigh over 150 tons.

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

Although some wales have simple teeth.

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

Others have no teeth.

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

The sievelike whalebone at the top of their mouth.

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

Straining to kill from the water for food.

• Sentence

• Fragment

In your composition books, read the following sentence fragments and correct them.

Remember, if you'd like to earn your IXL bonus points, please make sure to complete this activity!

Fragment 1

A walk in the rain

Fragment 2

Her research on whales

Fragment 3

Seen from shore

Fragment 5

Walking on the beach