A sentence is complete when it contains both a subject and a verb.
(True) If it is missing either a subject or a verb, it is a sentence fragment.
Is the sentence below a sentence fragment or a complete sentence?
Whenever I get hungry, I run to Publix for a snack.
Complete sentence: It has a subject, I, a verb, run, and expresses a complete thought
An independent clause is a partial sentence that is really a sentence fragment
(False) An independent clause is the same thing as a complete sentence
Is the sentence below a sentence fragment or a complete sentence.
As I was telling you.
Sentence fragment: When dependent words like "as" begin a sentence, they create a sentence fragment until you add a complete sentence to them at the end.
Fragments and run on sentences are two common errors in sentence construction.
(True)
Professor Barr is a fabulous teacher!
True, of course! hee hee hee