Sentence Fragments Lesson

Sentence or Fragment?

What is a sentence?

A sentence is a groups of words that gives a complete thought and makes sense.

It must contain 2 parts to be considered a sentence

1. it must tell you what the sentence is about (subject)

2. it must tell you what is taking place or what the subject is doing(predicate)

The road is long.

The road is what the sentence is about.

The word long tells you something about the road.

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​Example 1

The trees are orange.

The trees are the subjects or what the sentence is about.

The word orange tells you more about the subject.

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​Example 2

​Rules of a sentence

A sentence must have a capital letter at the beginning.

A sentence must have an end mark at the end. (. ? !)

A sentence must have a subject - what the sentence is about

A sentence must have a predicate - what the subject is doing or info about the subject.

Multiple Choice

A sentence begins with a ...

• end mark

• capital letter

• lowercase

Multiple Choice

What is a sentence?

• A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete thought.

• A sentence is a group of letters that tells a correct idea.

• A sentence is a complete thought.

Multiple Choice

Which one is a sentence?

• the ball is red.

• These jeans are blue.

• I like to swim

Multiple Choice

Which one is not a sentence?

• she is my best friend

• I have new shoes.

• We play soccer.

Multiple Choice

my friend is tall

• sentence

• not a sentence

Multiple Choice

bird fly away

• sentence

• not a sentence

Multiple Select

The biggest dinosaur of all.

• Yes, it is a sentence.

• No, it is not a sentence.

Multiple Select

Some dinosours were small.

• Yes, it is a sentence.

• No, it is not a sentence.

What is a fragment?

These are words that make no sense or does not give a complete thought.

The road was

This is incomplete. It doesnt tell us if the road was long, rocky, smooth etc.

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​Fragment example 1

The trees down.

This is not a complete sentence.

It does not tell us if the trees fell down, if they were cut down etc.

​Fragment example 2

Multiple Select

No bigger than a chicken.

• Yes, it is a sentence.

• No, it is not a sentence.

Multiple Choice

Her parents sent for information.

• Sentence

• Not a sentence

Multiple Choice

The family camped in a meadow.

• Sentence

• Not a sentence

Multiple Choice

Maps about the park.

• Sentence

• Not a sentence

Multiple Choice

At the zoo.

• Sentence

• Not a sentence

Multiple Choice

My dad cooked dinner last night.

• sentence

• fragment

Multiple Choice

Left his lunch bag home.

• sentence

• fragment

Multiple Choice

Went to the movies.

• sentence

• fragment

Multiple Choice

What time will the bus be here?

• sentence

• fragment

Multiple Choice

The first Monday in September.

• sentence

• not a sentence

Multiple Choice

Some islands have junkanoo parades.

• sentence

• not a sentence