Who?
can't wait for the party next week.
Going to get a good grade on this test.
I, he, she is
What 2 things do you need for a complete sentence?
a subject and a predicate (who/what and the action)
Sentence
pulled over to the side of the road
She, he, the driver, I
is broken and cannot be fixed.
(an object)
She went to get gifts.
What is the who/what that tells what a sentence is about?
subject
There is a new movie out at Westwood Cinema 6.
Sentence
Is really cold and goes in my cup.
Ice is really cold and goes in my cup.
She, he, it, they, them
I put it.
I put it away.
What is a fragment?
An incomplete sentence.
mowed the lawn very fast.
Fragment
wagged his tail when he saw his food bowl getting filled up.
The dog
Because I forgot to get eggs.
I need to go to the store..
A lawn service.
A lawn service is needed at my house.
How do you know if your sentence is a fragment?
It sounds wrong
It is missing a subject
It is missing a predicate
Because he wanted to.
is closed on Christmas day
The principal.
The principal is Mr. Chandler.
What's the difference between a fragment and a complete sentence?
A complete sentence has a subject and a predicate, whereas a fragment is missing one.
The feathers were.
Fragment
Had sharp edges that scraped me.
The picture frame had sharp edges that scraped me.
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