Sentence vs. Fragments
What two things must a complete sentence have?
Subject and Predicate.
The who or what of a sentence.
What am I?
The subject
What is an inference?
When you figure out something that the author didn't tell you.
Predicate
I am big and round. From far away, I look blue green and white. If you go up in a rocket, you can see me clearly.
What am I?
What do you call a sentence that is missing its subject of predicate?
When do we add an "s" to a verb?
When the subject is singular.
What are the three steps to making an inference?
1. Look for clues.
2. Think about what you already know.
3. Use a thinking stem.
Magazines on the shelf.
Sentence or Fragment? Why?
Fragment. It is missing the what (verb).
What does plural mean?
more than one.
To your home I am a giver,
Packages and envelopes I deliver.
I take your messages that you send,
dogs are generally not my friend.
What am I?
Mailman
They bought a phone.
Sentence of Fragment? Why?
Sentence.
Who: They What: bought a phone.
Why is this sentence wrong? What should it be.
The children was playing outside for recess.
It's wrong, because children is plural, so we have to use a plural linking verb.
The children were playing outside for recess.
I am white with read stitches on the side. People run to catch me. I get hit a lot!
What am I?
A baseball!