Sentence vs. Fragment
a complete idea
What is a sentence?
Name the four sentence types.
What are: statement, question, exclamation, and command?
The question word who asks about...
people.
A conjunction is a word that
A. comes at the end of the sentence.
B. glues two ideas together in a sentence.
C. asks a question.
What are the question words we can answer to expand a sentence?
Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
How?
an incomplete idea
What is a fragment?
Name the sentence type.
How many weeks are there until the end of the year?
Question
The question word where asks about...
a place.
Finish the sentence to explain what the conjunction means.
The conjunction because...
gives a reason.
When we put the answers to the questions in order, we usually start with...
when.
Sentence or fragment?
Yesterday, she walked to school.
What is a sentence?
Name the sentence type.
Please look at the calendar.
Command
The question word why can be answered with the conjunction...
because.
Finish the sentence to explain what the conjunction means.
The conjunction but...
shows a change in direction.
Expand the simple sentence by answering the question when.
We made cupcakes.
Last night, we made cupcakes.
Sentence or fragment?
Such a great movie!
What is a fragment?
Write a statement about the summer.
Answers vary.
Anticipated response: The summer tends to be very hot around here.
The question word when can be answered with different examples of time such as...
(give at least 3!)
Answers vary: a time on the clock, a day, a month, a year, a season, etc.
Finish the sentence to explain what the conjunction means.
The conjunction so...
shows what happens as a result.
Expand the sentence by answering the question why.
We ran home.
Turn the fragment into a sentence.
over summer break
Answers vary.
Anticipated response: Over summer break, I plan to read lots of fun books.
Write and appropriately read an exclamation about books.
Answers vary.
Anticipated response: I love the Harry Potter books!
The question word how can be answered using 2 strategies:
1. with an adverb (ex. slowly, happily, fast)
2. with by + -ing (ex. by studying)
Fill in the blank with but, because, or so.
Studying is very helpful, __________ I never spend enough time on it.
but
Expand the sentence by answering the question how.
He danced.
Anticipated response:
He danced joyfully.