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Fragments

A sentence must have a subject and a verb. A fragment is not a complete

sentence because it is missing a subject or a verb.

Example: The paper tore apart. This is a complete sentence.

The paper. Fragment.
Tore apart. Fragment.

Is it a sentence or a fragment? Write “S” on the line for “sentence,” and write “F”
on the line for “fragment”.

1. Our team won. _____

2. My friend Jan. _____

3. Going to the park. _____

4. The pencil broke. _____

5. The red and brown bug. _____

6. Is raining. _____

7. My head hurts. _____

8. The glass bowl. _____

9. Mrs. Tanner’s class. _____

10. Four books on the shelf. _____

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Answers Fragments

A sentence must have a subject and a verb. A fragment is not a complete

sentence because it is missing a subject or a verb.

Example: The paper tore apart. This is a complete sentence.

The paper. Fragment.
Tore apart. Fragment.

Is it a sentence or a fragment? Write “S” on the line for “sentence,” and write “F”
on the line for “fragment”.

1. Our team won. __S___

2. My friend Jan. __F___

3. Going to the park. __F___

4. The pencil broke. __S___

5. The red and brown bug. __F___

6. Is raining. __F___

7. My head hurts. __S___

8. The glass bowl. ___F__

9. Mrs. Tanner’s class. ___F__

10. Four books on the shelf. __F___

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