1.1 Sentence Fragments & Types of sentences

Sentence Fragments

Sentences

A sentence is a group of words that contain a complete thought or idea. All sentences have a subject and predicate.

Fragment

Part of a sentence, or an incomplete sentence, is called a sentence fragment. Sentence fragments cannot stand alone!

Examples

• Drove to the store. (no subject)

• Because the sun. (group of words)

• The girls on the porch. (no predicate)

Identify It!

Read each example. Choose whether the example is a complete sentence or a sentence fragment.

Multiple Choice

Threw the ball.

• complete sentence

• sentence fragment

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After Madeline made a basket.

• complete sentence

• sentence fragment

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Aiden flipped in the air.

• complete sentence

• sentence fragment

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Cheered, clapped, and yelled.

• complete sentence

• sentence fragment

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The soccer ball bounced against the goal post.

• complete sentence

• sentence fragment

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Daniela played with her telephone.

• complete sentence

• sentence fragment

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Fell down the stairs.

• complete sentence

• sentence fragment

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Calvin pets his cat for 5 hours straight.

• complete sentence

• sentence fragment

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After class ended, Ligia took a nap with her dog, Rocky.

• complete sentence

• sentence fragment

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Sofia's new puppy

• complete sentence

• sentence fragment

Review

A sentence is a group of words that contain a complete thought. All sentences contain a subject and predicate.

Part of a sentence, or an incomplete sentence, is called a sentence fragment. Sentence fragments cannot stand alone.

Sentences

All sentences begin with a capital letter and end with punctuation.

Sentence Types

• Statements - sentences that give information

• Commands - sentences that tell you to do something

• Questions - sentences that ask for information

• Exclamations - sentences that show surprise or excitement

Multiple Choice

It is simple and fun to make your own lemonade.

• statement

• command

• question

• exclamation

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Ask an adult to cut ten lemons in half.

• statement

• command

• question

• exclamation

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It is simple and fun to make your own lemonade.

• statement

• command

• question

• exclamation

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There are more than 4,000 species of frogs in the world.

• statement

• command

• question

• exclamation

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This type of sentence asks for information. It ends with a question mark.

• statement

• command

• question

• exclamation

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This type of sentence gives information. It ends with a period.

• statement

• command

• question

• exclamation

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This type of sentence shows surprise or excitement. It ends with an exclamation mark.

• statement

• command

• question

• exclamation

Multiple Choice

This type of sentence tells you to do something. It usually begins with a verb and ends with a period.

• statement

• command

• question

• exclamation

Multiple Choice

When did Calypso go to bed last night?

• statement

• command

• question

• exclamation

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Calypso just jumped out of the tree to chase down a squirrel!

• statement

• command

• question

• exclamation

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Open the door so the cat can play outside.

• statement

• command

• question

• exclamation

Multiple Choice

Calypso went to sleep after she had some treats.

• statement

• command

• question

• exclamation