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

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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
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

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