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BELLRINGER # 2: Identifying Sentences vs. Fragments

A sentence is a collection of words that forms a complete thought. In order for a sentence to be truly a sentence or complete, it must have three things:

1. ______2. ______3. ______

EXAMPLE: My sister plays the violin every day after school.

PRACTICE #1: Read the following sentences and identify these parts.

1. Antarctica has the highest elevation of the seven continents.

2. People on Antarctica study many things.

3. One type of bird found on Antarctica is the penguin.

4. The continent is far away from pollution.

5. Even though Antarctica is covered in ice and snow, it can be considered a desert.

A fragment is an incomplete sentence. It is incomplete because it is missing one of the three parts of a sentence, either a subject, verb, or complete thought.

EXAMPLE: ______Spends time together walking through the garden. ______Before she went home. ______The people swimming in the pool on Saturday.

PRACTICE #2: The following are all fragments. Identify if the fragment is a fragment because it is missing a subject (S), verb (V), or complete thought (CT)

1. ______No native people on Antarctica.

2. ______Because it is too cold.

3. ______Although scientists and other workers live in Antarctica for about a year at a time.

4. ______Examine the ozone layer, sleep patterns, and fish survival in subzero temperatures.

5. ______Ninety-five percent of Antarctica covered with ice.

6. ______Antarctica approximately 70 percent of the world’s fresh water in its ice. 7. ______A desert an area that gets very little precipitation.

8. ______Also has very high winds. 9. ______Many animals in the ocean around Antarctica. 10. ______Huge whales and seals in the ocean. 11. ______A mountain range across the continent. 12. ______If you were to travel to this continent.

Now that you have practiced what is needed for a sentence to be complete, let’s practice identifying sentences vs. fragments.

PRACTICE #3: Identify the following as either a sentence (S) or a fragment (F)

1. ______If your parents think today’s fashions are weird. 2. ______They should see the clothes people wore in the Middle Ages. 3. ______Patterns of floral or geometric shapes popular. 4. ______Liked clothes that were half one color and half another. 5. ______Might have one green leg and one red leg. 6. ______People often heavy leather belts decorated with metal and jewels. 7. ______Edges of clothing into shapes called dagges. 8. ______Sleeves with streamers that were two or three feet long. 9. ______Shoes had long toes that were padded to retain their shape. 10. ______Tights of velvet or silk. 11. ______When clothes were edged and lined in fur. 12. ______Layers very common in medieval clothing. 13. ______Was a way of displaying wealth. 14. ______The more clothes a person could afford to wear, the wealthier that person was. 15. ______Might wear a short-sleeved tunic over a long-sleeved tunic, with a sleeveless mantle over all. 16. ______The usual head covering for men a hood with an attached shoulder cape and a long, extended point, like a tail. 17. ______Women wore a neck cloth pinned to their braids, hiding their hair. 18. ______On top of the head, would wear a veil, a linen crown, or a small, round hat. 19. ______In the later Middle Ages, women wore jeweled metal nets over their coiled braids. 20. ______Current fashions a little boring in comparison.