Transcript Sentences and Sentence Fragments

Sentences and
Sentence
Fragments
• Sentence- a word group that contains a subject and a
verb and that expresses a complete thought
• Begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, a
question mark, or an exclamation mark
The final score.
The final score is on the board.
Sentence
Sentence fragment- a word group that looks like a
sentence but does not have both a subject and a verb and
does not express a complete thought
Visited an old Spanish mission in San Diego.
Sentence Fragment
1. my aunt, my uncle, and my cousins at their house in the
country last weekend.
2. After dinner, Aunt Marie told me about the history of
the shar-pei breed.
3. Bred these dogs in China.
4. Protected them from injury during a fight.
Sentence or Fragment?
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Run!
The broken stairs.
Be quiet.
For her.
What about these?
• Subject- tells whom or what the sentence is mostly about
Hint: To find the subject, ask yourself who or what is doing
something or about whom or what is being said
Ex: My best friend sits next to me in science class.
[Who sits? My best friend sits.]
Ex: Science class is very interesting this year.
[What is interesting? Science class is]
Subject
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1. Many games use rackets and paddles.
2. Tennis can be an exhausting sport.
3. Badminton rackets don’t weigh very much.
4. Table-tennis paddles are covered with rubber.
5. Racquetball uses special rackets.
6. The Korean market is closed today.
What is the subject?
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Review
• Declarative- makes a statement and ends with a period
• Imperative- gives a command or makes a request
• Interrogative- asks a question and ends with a question
mark
• Exclamatory- shows excitement or strong feeling and
ends with an exclamation mark
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Types of Sentences
• Get with a partner. You will complete a 4 panel comic
strip about a day at school. In each panel you must have a
picture and one of each type of sentence.
Assignment