Complete Sentences And Fragments

Which of these could you do to a sentence fragment to make it into a complete sentence?

• Add a verb

• Join it to the independent clause it belongs to

• All answers are correct

• Add a subject

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Sat in the front row.

• The subject is missing

• The predicate is missing

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

The man in the house across the street.

• The subject is missing

• The predicate is missing

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

After the game.

• The subject is missing.

• The predicate is missing.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

The cute little kitten.

• The subject is missing.

• The predicate is missing.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

The sink was full of dishes.

• The subject is missing.

• The predicate is missing.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

An independent clause is:

• Any group of words that contains a subject and can stand on its own.

• Any group of words that contains a verb and can stand on its own.

• Any group of words that contains both a subject and a verb and can stand on its own.

• None of these are correct.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Found the screwdriver in the garage.

• The subject is missing.

• The predicate is missing.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Searched every corner of the house.

• The subject is missing.

• The predicate is missing.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Sentence fragments usually are

• Without verbs.

• Before or after independent clauses.

• At the start of a paragraph.

• At the end of long sentences.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F