1. Sentences & Sentence Fragments

2. Two parts to every sentence—a subject and a predicate.

3. Subject part—names whom or what the sentence is about.
Predicate part—tells what the subject does or has. It can also describe what the subject is or is like.

4. Example:
Emily Dickinson wrote poetry.
subject part predicate part

5. Sentence fragment—a group of words that does not express a complete thought. It may also be missing a subject, predicate, or both.

6. Examples:
Lush forests.
Lacks a predicate.
On the third shelf.
Lacks a subject and a predicate.

7. Practice:
The sunset is beautiful today.
A large, red dog.
You seem happy today.
Practices every morning.

8. Lived there all his life.
The tall, thin boy is my cousin.
John washed his car.
The story of a dog.