Name the Subject
At the stroke of midnight, the carriage turned into a huge orange pumpkin.
'carriage'
John laughed.
'laughed'
The boy
The boy [predicate].
There are 2 imposters among us.
'sentence'
A _____ is missing a subject, a predicate, or sometimes both.
'sentence fragment' or 'fragment'
I don't remember the name of that girl.
'I'
Several of her favorite songs were playing on the radio.
'were playing'
Went to school.
[Subject] went to school.
After Nintendo let players take on characters such as Princess Peach and Yoshi.
'fragment'
A ___________ has two complete thoughts, or sentences, that run into each other. The end punctuation of the first sentence is missing, and the second sentence is often missing a capital letter.
'run-on sentence'
When are you planning to come home from school?
'you'
Which of the following words have been misspelled?
'have been misspelled'
Stepped through the wardrobe and discovered Narnia.
[Subject] stepped through the wardrobe and discovered Narnia.
Harry was astounded to learn he was a wizard.
'sentence'
A __________ occurs when two complete simple sentences are joined by a comma.
'comma splice'
Who is coming to the party and bringing the ice cream?
'who'
Will the three of you please come over here, sit down on this bench, and fill out these forms?
'come,' 'sit,' and 'fill'
Hiding on the ship, Princess Leia.
Hiding on the ship, Princess Leia [predicate].
Having seen first-hand the strife that high-tech weapons could cause in the wrong hands.
'fragment'
A _________ must have a subject and predicate, and it must express one complete thought. It begins with a capital letter and ends with final punctuation.
'complete sentence' or 'sentence'
Don't forget to take your vitamins in the morning.
'you'
The overpowering heat and humidity made me very uncomfortable and forced me to stay inside the house all day.
'made' and 'forced'
A distraught flees from the hospital.
A distraught [subject] flees from the hospital.
Save the princess!
'sentence' (understood "you" is the subject)
What is a group of words that does not tell a complete thought?
'sentence fragment' or 'fragment'