1. 1 To identify the subject and the predicate of a sentence  Lesson 2-1 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. To write complete sentences rather than sentence fragments Objectives

2. 2 Lesson 2-2 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Every sentence has two parts: a subject and a predicate.  Sentences and Sentence Fragments

3. 3 Lesson 2-3 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The subject part of a sentence names whom or what the sentence is about.  The predicate part of the sentence tells what the subject does or has.  It can also describe what the subject is or is like.  A sentence must have both a subject and a predicate.  It must also express a complete thought. Sentences and Sentence Fragments (cont.)

4. 4 Lesson 2-4 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought.  It may also be missing a subject, a predicate, or both.  You often use sentence fragments when you speak.  You should use complete sentences, however, in anything you write for school or business. Sentences and Sentence Fragments (cont.)

5. 5 Lesson 2-5 Sentences and Sentence Fragments (cont.) The chart below gives examples of sentence fragments and suggestions for correcting them.

6. 6 Lesson 2-6 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answers. Exercise 3 Identifying Sentences and Fragments Write sentence or sentence fragment for each group of words. If it is a sentence fragment, explain why. 1.Tall trees provide shade. 2.Groves of birches. 3.Under the shelter of trees. 4.Many plants grow in a forest. 5.Healthy forest land. sentence sentence fragment; lacks a predicate sentence fragment; lacks a subject and a predicate sentence sentence fragment; lacks a predicate