Name Hailly papro 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. \( \qquad \) 2. Without asking us. Tom plays the \( \qquad \) 3. drums. Although we told \( \qquad \) 4. them. Before I could call \( \qquad \) 5. you. Roger ate the \( \qquad \) 6. cookie. You never asked 7. me. \( \qquad \) \( \qquad \) 9. I wrote that note. \( \qquad \) 10. Is better than I thought. Never heard of such a \( \qquad \) F 11. thing. \( \qquad \) 12. Blue is better than red. \( \qquad \) 13. Under the oak tree. Talking is better than \( \qquad \) 14. yelling. \( \qquad \) 15. Pour a cup of coffee. Forgot to include a \( \qquad \) 8. Haley sings.

Below are the groups of words labeled with S for a Sentence and F for a Fragment. Remember, a complete sentence must have both a subject and a verb and express a full thought. When a phrase lacks these elements or leaves the thought incomplete, it’s a fragment. 1. That book is heavy. – S   • Contains subject “That book” and verb “is” plus a complete idea. 2. Without asking us. – F   • Lacks an independent subject and doesn’t express a complete thought. 3. Tom plays the drums. – S   • “Tom” (subject) and “plays” (verb) form a complete idea. 4. Although we told them. – F   • Begins with “Although,” making it a dependent clause that must be attached to an independent clause to form a complete sentence. 5. Before I could call you. – F   • Another dependent clause introduced by “Before” that does not state a complete thought. 6. Roger ate the cookie. – S   • Contains all required parts for a complete sentence. 7. You never asked me. – S   • “You” (subject) and “never asked” (verb) are complete with a clear idea. 8. Haley sings. – S   • A simple complete sentence with the subject “Haley” and the verb “sings.” 9. I wrote that note. – S   • Contains subject “I” and verb “wrote” with a complete thought. 10. Is better than I thought. – F   • Missing a subject. (It would be complete if it read “It is better than I thought.”) 11. Never heard of such a thing. – F   • This phrase does not include a clear subject. (It might be intended to say “I never heard of such a thing.”) 12. Blue is better than red. – S   • Complete sentence with subject “Blue” and linking verb “is.” 13. Under the oak tree. – F   • A prepositional phrase that lacks a subject and verb. 14. Talking is better than yelling. – S   • “Talking” is treated as a noun (gerund) that, together with the verb “is,” forms a complete sentence. 15. Pour a cup of coffee. – S   • An imperative sentence with an implied subject “you.” ──────────────────────────── Final 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 13. F 14. S 15. S