Mrs. Sharp/Ms. Edwards
English 10
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BELLRINGER # 2:
Identifying Sentences vs. Fragments
A sentence is a collection of words that forms a complete thought. In order for a sentence to be truly a sentence or
complete, it must have three things:
1. _________________________________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________________________________
EXAMPLE: My sister plays the violin every day after school.
PRACTICE #1: Read the following sentences and identify these parts.
1. Antarctica has the highest elevation of the seven continents.
2. People on Antarctica study many things.
3. One type of bird found on Antarctica is the penguin.
4. The continent is far away from pollution.
5. Even though Antarctica is covered in ice and snow, it can be considered a desert.
A fragment is an incomplete sentence. It is incomplete because it is missing one of the three parts of a sentence, either
a subject, verb, or complete thought.
EXAMPLE: ______ Spends time together walking through the garden.
______ Before she went home.
______ The people swimming in the pool on Saturday.
PRACTICE #2: The following are all fragments. Identify if the fragment is a fragment because it is missing a subject (S),
verb (V), or complete thought (CT)
1. ______ No native people on Antarctica.
2. ______ Because it is too cold.
3. ______ Although scientists and other workers live in Antarctica for about a year at a time.
4. ______ Examine the ozone layer, sleep patterns, and fish survival in subzero temperatures.
5. ______ Ninety-five percent of Antarctica covered with ice.
6. ______ Antarctica approximately 70 percent of the world’s fresh water in its ice.
7. ______ A desert an area that gets very little precipitation.
8. ______ Also has very high winds.
9. ______ Many animals in the ocean around Antarctica.
10. ______ Huge whales and seals in the ocean.
11. ______ A mountain range across the continent.
12. ______ If you were to travel to this continent.
Now that you have practiced what is needed for a sentence to be complete, let’s practice identifying sentences vs.
fragments.
PRACTICE #3: Identify the following as either a sentence (S) or a fragment (F)
1. ______ If your parents think today’s fashions are weird.
2. ______ They should see the clothes people wore in the Middle Ages.
3. ______ Patterns of floral or geometric shapes popular.
4. ______ Liked clothes that were half one color and half another.
5. ______ Might have one green leg and one red leg.
6. ______ People often heavy leather belts decorated with metal and jewels.
7. ______ Edges of clothing into shapes called dagges.
8. ______ Sleeves with streamers that were two or three feet long.
9. ______ Shoes had long toes that were padded to retain their shape.
10. ______ Tights of velvet or silk.
11. ______ When clothes were edged and lined in fur.
12. ______ Layers very common in medieval clothing.
13. ______ Was a way of displaying wealth.
14. ______ The more clothes a person could afford to wear, the wealthier that person was.
15. ______ Might wear a short-sleeved tunic over a long-sleeved tunic, with a sleeveless mantle over all.
16. ______ The usual head covering for men a hood with an attached shoulder cape and a long, extended point, like
a tail.
17. ______ Women wore a neck cloth pinned to their braids, hiding their hair.
18. ______ On top of the head, would wear a veil, a linen crown, or a small, round hat.
19. ______ In the later Middle Ages, women wore jeweled metal nets over their coiled braids.
20. ______ Current fashions a little boring in comparison.