Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?

Learning Objectives Define a complete sentence and a fragment. Identify the subject (the 'who' or 'what') in a group of words. Identify the predicate (the 'doing' or 'telling' part) in a group of words. Determine if a group of words is a complete sentence or a fragment. Explain why a group of words is a fragment (e.g., 'it's missing a subject'). Correct a fragment by adding the missing part to make it a complete sentence. Have you ever tried to tell a story, but your friend said, 'Wait, who did that?' or 'What happened next?' 🤔 That's because you might have used a fragment! In this lesson, we will become sentence detectives! We will learn the secret recipe for a complete sentence and how to spo...

TermDefinitionExample Complete SentenceA group of words that tells a complete thought. It has two main parts: a subject and a predicate.The dog barked loudly. FragmentAn incomplete thought. It's a piece of a sentence that is missing either the subject or the predicate.Barked loudly. SubjectThe 'who' or 'what' the sentence is about. It's the person, place, or thing doing the action.In the sentence 'The dog barked loudly,' the subject is 'The dog'. PredicateThe 'doing' or 'telling' part of the sentence. It tells us what the subject is or does.In the sentence 'The dog barked loudly,' the predicate is 'barked loudly'. Capital LetterThe big letter that starts every sentence.The 'T' in 'The...

The Sentence Recipe Subject + Predicate = Complete Sentence A complete sentence must have both a subject (who or what) and a predicate (what they are doing or being). If one part is missing, it's a fragment. The Start and Stop Rule Start with a Capital Letter + End with Punctuation A complete sentence always begins with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark like a period, question mark, or exclamation point. This is a good clue, but remember to also check for the Subject and Predicate!