Sentences & Fragments
Sentence or Fragment? by the bookshelf
Fragment!
The subject of the sentence who or what it is about: true or false?
True
What is the predicate in this sentence? I walked to my neighbors house to say hello.
walked to my neighbors house to say hello
What kind of punctuation belongs at the end of this sentence? Who has my glitter pencil
A question mark ( ? )
Give one linking word that is sometimes used to connect two simple sentences.
and, but, or, so
Sentence or fragment? I will walk my dog after school today.
Sentence!
Who/what is the subject of this sentence? Tammy ran to the store to buy some milk for breakfast.
Tammy
What is the predicate in this sentence? Matthew and Andy were starving.
were starving
What kind of punctuation belongs at the end of this sentence? Please take out the trash after dinner time
A period ( . )
What needs to go before linking words when connecting two simple sentences?
A comma ( , )
Sentence or fragment? where did you go to school
Fragment! Missing a capital at the beginning and a question mark at the end
What is the complete subject of the following sentence? Mary and I decided to get chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream.
Mary and I
What does the predicate of a sentence usually include in it? A noun or verb?
A verb
What kind of punctuation belongs at the end of this sentence? I have never been so excited to go on a vacation in my life
An exclamation point ( ! )
My aunt took me to the store, and she told me I could pick out whatever I wanted.
Compound
Sentence or fragment? I want to go on vacation to Greece
Fragment! Missing a period
The subject is usually placed where in a sentence?
At or towards the beginning
What is the predicate of a sentence?
Tells something that the subject is or is doing
What kind of sentence is this? ( command, statement, question, or exclamation )
She is my 14 year old sister.
Statement
How could I make this into a compound sentence?
I could make pasta tonight.
Your dad could cook fish tonight.
I could make pasta tonight, or your dad could cook fish tonight.
How do you know if a sentence is complete? List the 4 things it needs to have.
Capital at the beginning
Punctuation at the end
A subject
A predicate
Which sentence is missing a subject?
A) We biked to the park to play on the playground.
B) jumped rope until nightfall.
B
Which sentence is missing a predicate?
A) Susan's entire class
B) His school play was fantastic!
A
What kind of sentence is this? ( command, statement, question, or exclamation )
Turn in your project Wednesday at 6:00.
Command
Which linking word would be used to point out a result of something? It could combine these two simple sentences.
He needed to ask the teacher for a pencil.
He could complete his test with something.
so