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Sentence or Sentence Fragment?




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Sentence or Sentence Fragment?
sentence = 1 complete idea 
 fragment = a piece of a sentence, not complete
A complete sentence has 2 parts:  someone/thing AND do or be 
example:  Children play.
someone/thing = children
do or be = play 
example: Flowers are pretty.
someone/thing = flowers
do or be = are (pretty)
 
The bully kicked the puppy.   This is a   because it has 
   The best runner in the whole school.   This is a   because it has 
The blue chair with the hole in the seat.   This is a   because it has 
   My evil sister wore my new shoes.  This is a   because it has 
Need a computer with high-speed wi-fi for that.   This is a   because it has 
   Talking and laughing all the way home.  This is a   because it has 
My students must listen in class.   This is a   because it has 
   Twelve little girls on the first day of school.   This is a   because it has 
Was the last chapter of the book.   This is a   because it has 
   Friday is my favorite day of the week.  This is a  because it has 
Cold chocolate ice cream on a hot summer day.    This is a  because it has 
    Plays music on the old piano.   This is a   because it has 

Read the texts.  Decide if each one is a sentence or a sentence fragment 
 
                                    
 
A) This is a  because it has  
B) This is a  because it has  
C) This is a  because it has  
D) This is a  because it has   
E) This is a  because it has  
F) This is a  because it has  
G) This is a  because it has  
H) This is a  because it has  
I) This is a  because it has  
J) This is a  because it has  
K) This is a  because it has  
L) This is a  because it has  
M) This is a  because it has 
N) This is a  because it has  
O) This is a  because it has