Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?

Learning Objectives Define 'complete sentence' and 'sentence fragment'. Identify the subject and predicate in a simple sentence. Differentiate between a complete sentence and a sentence fragment. Explain why a group of words is a fragment (e.g., missing a subject, missing a verb). Correct a sentence fragment by adding the missing part. Use complete sentences in their own writing to express clear ideas. Have you ever read a sentence that felt... unfinished? Like a story that stops right before the good part? 🤔 Let's investigate these sentence mysteries! In this lesson, you'll become a Sentence Detective! We will learn the secret code for building strong, complete sentences and how to spot imposters called 'fragments.' Knowing the diff...

TermDefinitionExample Complete SentenceA group of words that has a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought. It can stand all by itself.The fluffy cat napped in the sun. Sentence FragmentAn incomplete sentence. It's a piece of a sentence that is missing a subject, a predicate, or a complete thought.Napped in the sun. SubjectThe 'who' or 'what' the sentence is about. It's the person, place, thing, or idea doing the action.In the sentence 'The dog barked,' the subject is 'The dog'. PredicateThe part of the sentence that tells what the subject is or does. It always includes the verb.In the sentence 'The dog barked,' the predicate is 'barked'. VerbA word that shows action (run, jump, think) or a state of bei...

The S + P = CS Formula Subject + Predicate = Complete Sentence To be a complete sentence, a group of words must have both a subject (the who/what) and a predicate (the what's happening). If one is missing, it's a fragment. The Stand-Alone Test A complete sentence must make sense all by itself. Read the group of words out loud. If it leaves you asking a question like 'Who did that?' or 'What happened next?', it's probably a fragment because it doesn't express a complete thought.