Sentence or Fragment?
Four Kinds of Sentences
Complete Subject
Complete Predicates
Simple Subject
100

A tornado hit the barn. 

Sentence 

100

What an exciting movie we saw

Exclamatory

100

A helicopter flies over the city. 

A helicopter

100

News about the traffic is helpful.

is helpful

100

Several of the children have balloons. 

children

200

In the middle of the day. 

Fragment 

200

It was about the adventures of a brave knight

declarative

200

A reporter observes the traffic. 

A reporter 

200

The parade has started late. 

has started late

200

Rosa's instrument is gleaming. 

instrument

300

Since it happened so fast. 

Fragment

300

What happened in the movie

Interrogative

300

Cars and trucks crawl along. 

cars and trucks

300

Everyone in our band is marching. 

is marching 

300

A huge float will appear next. 

float

400

I had never seen a twister. 

Sentence 

400

Listen to the knight's tale

Imperative

400

Drivers turn on their radios. 

Drivers

400

The musicians play a lively tune.

play a lively tune

400

Jen James is waving at us. 

Jen James

500

Just the noise of the storm alone. 

Fragment

500

He rescued the king's son from many dangers

Declarative
500

The loud announcer lists any accidents. 

The loud announcer 

500

Bunches of flowers cover the float.

cover the float

500

Some of the fields are flooded with water. 

fields 

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