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Sentence Fragments

What must a complete sentence have?

Predicate, subject, and express a complete thought.

What is a subject in sentence Fragments?

A subject in sentence fragments is the who or what the sentence is about

what is a Predicate in sentence fragments

A predicate in sentence fragments provides information about the subject, including what the subject is doing or what is being said about it.

what is a Complete thought in sentence fragments

A complete thought in sentence fragments is an idea or statement that can stand alone and makes sense without additional information.

what is a sentence fragment?

A sentence fragment is an incomplete thought that looks like a sentence but is missing something important 

what do sentence FRAGMENTS OFTEN MISS?

A complete subject or predicate, which makes them unable to stand alone as sentences.

what is an example of a MISSING SUBJECT

Ran home after the rumble”

what is an example of a MISSING PREDICATE

“The greaser with the black jacket.”

what is an example of a DEPENDENT CLAUSE FRAGMENT

“When Johnny saved the kids”

what is an example of a PHRASE FRAGMENT

“After the big fight”