Understanding Sentences and Fragments

What are the two main components of a sentence?

• Subject and Object

• Subject and Predicate

• Predicate and Verb

• Noun and Verb

What is the role of a predicate in a sentence?

• To conclude the sentence

• To describe the subject

• To tell what the subject does or is

• To introduce the sentence

What does a fragment lack that makes it incomplete?

• A complete thought

• A verb

• A predicate

• A subject

Which of the following is an example of a fragment?

• Loudly barked

• The dog

• Barked loudly

• The dog barked loudly

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• The cat

• Ran quickly

• The cat ran quickly

• Quickly ran

What question should you ask to identify a fragment?

• Is it a question?

• Is there a subject?

• Is there a predicate?

• Is it a complete thought?

How can you turn 'Jumped in the puddle' into a complete sentence?

• The puddle jumped

• The sisters jumped in the puddle

• Jumped the puddle

• In the puddle jumped

How can you complete the fragment 'Landed on the flower'?

• The flower landed

• On the flower landed

• Landed the flower

• The butterfly landed on the flower

Which of the following is a fragment?

• The boy and his dad laughed a lot

• Laughed a lot

• The boy and his dad

• The boy laughed

What is the first step in correcting a fragment?

• Add a subject

• Add a predicate

• Ensure it has a complete thought

• Add a verb