la 40a 1 1 complete sentences and fragments

Complete Sentences and Fragments LA 40

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Today Today we’re we’re going to use the clickers as teams. Click on the number of the team you would like to join.

Team Challenge!

Please select a Team. Team 1 2. Team 2 3. Team 3 1.

Every sentence must contain these three elements:

Subject Predicate Complete Thought

A sentence with a missing part is called a sentence fragment .

The Subject of the sentence is.

Who . or What the sentence is about.

Select the simple subject. The old time ddle contest is in June each year. contest 2. fiddle 3. is 4. year 1.

Select the simple subject. The gold medal for gure skating went to the Russian. gold 2. medal 3. skating 4. Russian 1.

The Predicate shows the

action, condition! or existence of the subject.

The Predicate always contains a

verb.

Select the simple predicate. The old time ddle contest is in June each year. contest 2. fiddle 3. is 4. year 1.

Select the simple predicate. The gold medal for gure skating went to the Russian. gold 2. medal 3. skating 4. went 1.

Some sentences have a

subject

and a

predicate but are missing a Complete Thought

"e careful of sentences that begin with a: # # # #

Subordinating Conjunction Preposition $ord that ends in ing $ord that ends in ed

Subordinate Conjunctions after although as because before if once since so

so that though unless until when whenever where wherever while

Prepositions about above after at around before but by for

in off on out over through until upon with

If I apply for the manager ma nager position.

Complete Thought 2. Incomplete Thought 1.

I stopped. Complete Thought 2. Incomplete Thought 1.

Since class was cancelled yesterday.


Around midnight last night.


Before we begin the meeting.


Sleeping under the stars.


Baked in the hot sun at the beach.


Is this a fragment or a complete sentence? Allie went on vacation to Mexico last month.

Complete Sentence 2. ragment 1.

Is this a fragment or a complete sentence? The hinge on the gate to the garden.


Is this a fragment or a complete sentence? Sit down.


Is this a fragment or a complete sentence? Skydiving for her birthday.


Is this a fragment or a complete sentence? While I did homework, my family went to a movie.


%ragments are bad! but they are easy to fi&. 'issing a subject( 'issing a predicate( 'issing a thought(

Add a subject. Add a predicate. Add a thought .

Sometimes you can add the missing sentence part by combining the fragment with a sentence ne&t to it.

E&le:

)nless * get some sleep. * will +eep ma+ing mista+es. )nless * get some sleep! * will +eep ma+ing mista+es.

What is the best way w ay to fix the fragments?

The premier of the sperhero movie. Was expected to make millions of dollars. Com!ine sentences 2. "dd a su!#ect 3. "dd a predicate 1.


!na "im, the Soth "orean figre skater in Sochi.

Com!ine sentences 2. "dd a su!#ect 3. "dd a predicate 1.


Were practicing #nglish in the A$# lab.

Com!ine sentences 2. "dd a su!#ect 3. "dd a predicate 1.


Singing in the shower. #dward thoght he sonded like the next American American Idol. Com!ine sentences 2. "dd a su!#ect 3. "dd a predicate 1.

,ou did itearning to spot and fi& sentence fragments is an important writing s+ill.

la 40a 1 1 complete sentences and fragments

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