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Sentence or Fragment?

Students decide whether a group of words is a complete sentence or a fragment — sharpening their understanding of what makes a sentence whole.
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Practice Questions

  1. 🐦 The bird sang a song.
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    S

  2. 🌿 Jumped over the fence.
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    F

  3. 🦁 Lions live in Africa.
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    S

  4. 🌳 Under the big oak tree.
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    F

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Teaching Notes

Ask two questions: "Who or what?" (subject) and "What does it do?" (verb). If either is missing, it is a fragment.

Vocabulary
Sentence: A group of words with a subject and verb.
Fragment: A group of words missing a subject or verb.
Common Mistakes
  • Marking a long fragment as a sentence because it sounds ok
  • Forgetting that a verb alone (no subject) is a fragment
Extension Activities
  • Sort word groups into sentence/fragment.
  • Identify missing parts in fragments.
  • Create your own sentences and fragments.
Parent Tip

Read sentences and fragments aloud; ask which one sounds complete.

Learning Path
Skills Practiced
Identify complete sentencesDistinguish fragmentsRecognize subject verb pair