Sentence Fragments
What does a sentence need to be missing to make it a sentence fragment?
Subject or a verb
What perfect form is the sentence in?
She will have known the material by the time of the quiz.
future perfect
What does synonym and antonym mean? What should you look for if you don't know what the pair of words are?
Synonym: the same
Antonym: different
Look for context clues
What is the subject in the sentence?
When it was dark out, Carol and Mike decided to go for a night-time hike.
Carol and Mike
What is an interrogative sentence type? (definition) What punctuation does it use?
A question
?
What is missing from the fragment?
Joined the Gimkit late.
a subject
I _____ _________ the movie before, but I would be okay with watching it again.
have watched
The answers were ambiguous, making me feel uncertain about my knowledge.
synonyms
What is the predicate nominative? (could be more than one).
Jenny was a beloved friend and writer.
friend/ writer
What is an exclamatory sentence type? (definition) What punctuation does it use?
A sentence with great emotion
!
The shivering, cold, kitten.
the verb
Use the verb "dance" in past perfect form.
Jerrod and Simone _______ ________ all night long at the prom.
had danced
Even though the car was compact, it felt like it was enormous.
antonyms
Change the sentence to have a compound noun using a coordinating conjunction.
Jim bought bread at the grocery store. Jim also bought lunch meat at the grocery store. Jim also bought soda.
Jim bought bread, lunch meat, and soda at the grocery store.
OR
Jim went to the grocery store and bought bread, lunch meat, and soda.
What is an imperative sentence type? (definition) What punctuation does it use?
A command or request
.
Fix the sentence fragment
Collin decided to go to the zoo, where he found his favorite animals. The zebras were beautiful. Very vibrant.
The zebras were beautiful and very vibrant.
What is the "perfect form formula"?
past perfect: had + past tense verb
present perfect: has/have + past tense verb
future perfect: will have + past tense verb
After the time-out, the team had to deliberate. Hopefully the meeting was effective.
synonyms
What is the subject in the sentence below?
Who decided to color their hair pink for the concert?
Who
What is a declarative sentence type? (definition) What punctuation does it use?
A statement
.
Fix the sentence fragment
John couldn't help but smile when he saw the movie in theaters. It was all that he expected. Scary, funny, brilliant, and emotional
The movie was scary, funny, brilliant, and emotional.
Use the future perfect form of the verb "go"
Dee ____ _____ _____ to Halloweekends for the fifth year in a row by the time her next trip is over.
will have gone
When she was trying to bake cookies, measuring became quit a difficulty when doubling the recipe. The task seemed incalculable.
antonyms
What is the subject below?
What in the world are you doing here?
you
What is the sentence type of this sentence?
Go to the concession stand and ask for a large popcorn before the movie starts.
imperative