1. Complete Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons!

2. What is the difference between a fragment and a complete sentence?

3. Complete sentences
A complete sentence contains a subject, a verb and a predicate.
What is a subject?
A subject is the noun that is the topic of the sentence.
What is a verb?
A verb is the action done by the subject.
What is a predicate?
A predicate completes the thought.

4. The Frog Prince danced with the love of his life.
Need an example?
The Frog Prince danced with the love of his life.
SUBJECT: The Frog Prince
VERB: danced
PREDICATE: with the love of his life.

5. Complete Subjects A complete subject includes: Example: A noun
Any adjectives describing the noun
Example:
The hairy mouse ran for cover.
Noun: mouse
COMPLETE SUBJECT: the hairy mouse

6. Complete Predicate A complete predicate includes: Example:
The verb
AND the predicate
Example:
The hairy mouse ran for cover.
Verb: ran Predicate: for cover
COMPLETE PREDICATE: ran for cover

7. Fragments A fragment does not contain one of the essential elements.
It is missing an essential part!
Example: Because the dog never ate.
Didn’t want to leave the park.

8. Do I have a fragment? Step One: Locate the VERB
Step Two: Locate WHO or WHAT is doing that verb.
Step Three: See if there is a complete thought/predicate.
If you answered NO to ANY of these questions, you have a FRAGMENT!

9. And yawned loudly enough to make everyone in class turn around.
Missing a noun. Who yawned?
The boy sitting on the fire escape dropping water balloons on the pedestrians below.
Missing a verb. What did the boy do?
After Gabriel ate half a box of Devil Dogs.
Missing a predicate. What happened after Gabriel ate the Devil Dogs?

10. Run-On/Fused Sentence
A run-on (or fused) sentences contains too many of the essential elements
These sentences have two subjects, two verbs, and two predicates!
Example: The game is going to be very close you have to play your best.

11. Ready for a drill?
Is it a complete sentence, run-on, or a fragment? Read each of the following and write down your choice!!

12. Walking through the dark forest.
Complete Sentence
Fragment
Run-On/Fused

13. Bob was running in the yard.
Complete Sentence
Fragment
Run-On/Fused

14. This is my first ball game but I think we will win.
Complete Sentence
Fragment
Run-On/Fused

15. All of the other girls at the mall.
Complete Sentence
Fragment
Run-On/Fused

16. I have walked to school everyday.
Complete Sentence
Fragment
Run-On/Fused

17. Complete Sentence Fragment Run-On/Fused
My arm hurts a little.
Complete Sentence
Fragment
Run-On/Fused

18. A big crowd of people have arrived.
Complete Sentence
Fragment
Run-On/Fused

19. Mother washed the clothes and she waxed the floor.
Complete Sentence
Fragment
Run-On/Fused

20. Complete Sentence Fragment Run-On/Fused
What a day for a party!
Complete Sentence
Fragment
Run-On/Fused

21. Even though it was late and very dark.
Complete Sentence
Fragment
Run-On/Fused