Fragment or Complete sentence?
I like going to the beach.
Donna has a big house.
Donna
Amanda owned a dog.
owned
Subject: I
Verb: love
I love... (dogs, cats, myself, ice cream, etc.)
A person, place or thing
a noun
Finished my story yesterday.
Fragment
That coat looks expensive.
That coat
Purple is my favorite color
is
Subject: She
Verb: is
She is...
In this part of the sentence you include a noun that receives the action.
The subject
She ran five miles yesterday.
Complete sentence
Jamie's bathroom
The girl swam and ran for two hours.
swam and ran
Subject: My house
Verb: is not
My house is not...
A word or set of words that shows action, emotions or state of being.
verb (or predicate)
Some girls in the class.
Fragment
Jack and Jill went up the hill.
Jack and Jill.
Tim ran, swam, and biked a marathon yesterday
ran, swam, and biked
Subject: Mr. Peter's class
Subject: will do
Expresses a complete thought
simple sentence
I am.
Complete sentence.
It is my house.
It
She plays sports very well.
plays
Verb: reminds
That song I heard reminds...
A type of sentence that is missing either a subject or a verb.
A sentence fragment.