Name 1 g Fragments Sentence or Fragment? In order to be a sentence, a group of words must contain both a subject and a verb, and express a complete thought. DIRECTIONS: Read each group of words. If it is a fragment, write an \( F \) on the line. If it is a sentence, write an \( S \) on the line. \( \qquad \) 1. That book is heavy. \( \qquad \) 9. I wrote that note. \( \qquad \) 2. Without asking us. \( \qquad \) 10. Is better than I thought. Tom plays the Never heard of such a \( \qquad \) 3. drums. \( \qquad \) 11. thing. Although we told \( \qquad \) 4. them. \( \qquad \) 12. Blue is better than red. Before I could call \( \qquad \) 5. you. Roger ate the \( \qquad \) 6. cookie. \( \qquad \) 14. yelling. You never asked \( \qquad \) 7. me. \( \qquad \) 15. Pour a cup of coffee. \( \qquad \) 8. Haley sings. \( \qquad \) Forgot to include a 16. stamp. ©www.EasyTeacherWorksheets.com

Below is a complete analysis for each item. Remember that a complete sentence must have a subject, a verb, and express a complete idea. When a word group is missing one or more of these elements, it is a fragment. 1. That book is heavy.  • Contains a subject (“book”) and a verb (“is”) and expresses a complete thought.  → S (Sentence) 2. Without asking us.  • “Without asking us” is a prepositional phrase. It has no independent subject or verb and does not express a whole idea.  → F (Fragment) 3. (Combined with the words on the line above: “Tom plays the” and “drums.”)  • Completed as “Tom plays the drums.” This sentence has the subject “Tom,” the verb “plays,” and a complete thought.  → S (Sentence) 4. (Combined with the words on the line above: “Although we told” and “them.”)  • Together, “Although we told them” is a dependent clause (starts with “although”) that does not express a complete thought. It needs an independent clause to be complete.  → F (Fragment) 5. (Combined with the words on the line above: “Before I could call” and “you.”)  • “Before I could call you” is a subordinate clause and remains incomplete by itself.  → F (Fragment) 6. (Combined with the words on the line above: “Roger ate the” and “cookie.”)  • Together, “Roger ate the cookie.” has a subject (“Roger”) and a verb (“ate”) and is complete.  → S (Sentence) 7. (Combined with the words on the line above: “You never asked” and “me.”)  • “You never asked me.” is complete (with an implied action).  → S (Sentence) 8. Haley sings.  • Contains a subject (“Haley”) and a verb (“sings”) and expresses a full idea.  → S (Sentence) 9. I wrote that note.  • Contains a subject (“I”), a verb (“wrote”), and is complete.  → S (Sentence) 10. Is better than I thought.  • Lacks an explicit subject. (A complete thought would be “It is better than I thought.”)  → F (Fragment) 11. (Combined with the words on the line above: “Never heard of such a” and “thing.”)  • Together, “Never heard of such a thing” is missing an essential subject (for example, “I have never heard of such a thing.”).  → F (Fragment) 12. Blue is better than red.  • Contains a subject (“Blue”) and a verb (“is”) and expresses a complete thought.  → S (Sentence) 14. yelling.  • A single word that does not include a subject or a complete thought.  → F (Fragment) 15. Pour a cup of coffee.  • An imperative sentence. (In commands, the subject “you” is understood.) It has a complete verb phrase.  → S (Sentence) 16. stamp.  • A single word which does not form a complete sentence.  → F (Fragment) Summary of Answers: 1. S 2. F 3. S 4. F 5. F 6. S 7. S 8. S 9. S 10. F 11. F 12. S 14. F 15. S 16. F