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Foolish Fragments
The sixteen slides in this presentation thoroughly explain fragments in order to reinforce writing complete sentences. It includes many examples, as well as four multiple choice questions where students must decide which sentence is...
Ms. McLaughlin's Homework Page
Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Find out just how much your pupils know about simple sentences, subjects and predicates, sentence fragments, coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, compound sentences, complex sentences, and more! This review page includes...
Beatrice Public Schools
Sentence Fragments: Worksheet B
Have you diagnosed sentence fragments as an area of improvement within your class? If so, consider this activity that asks learners to eliminate fragments. For each question, writers are compelled to create more complicated sentence...
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Sentence Fragments
Tired of reading fragments in your pupils' writing? Assign the activity here to clarify the difference between a sentence and a fragment. Enrich the exercise with information about subject and verb and some more examples of fragments and...
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Sentence Fragments
Exercise grammatical skills and practice correcting fragments in a variety of ways. Class members combine sentences or create independent clauses. A straightfoward grammatical activity, assign these 15 sentences after you have introduced...
San José State University
Sentence Fragments
Work on sentence fragments with your class using this handout and brief exercise. This resource, which could be used as a reference sheet for learners, goes into detail about complete sentences and the different errors that cause...
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Grammar Practice: Don't Get Frazzled over Fragments!
Following a brief definition of the required components of a complete sentence, and models of incomplete or sentence fragments, learners are asked to revise a series of sentence fragments into complete sentences. Suggested rewrites are...
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Sentence Fragments
Tired of finding sentence fragments in your students' writing? Use this straightforward activity to help them identify when a sentence is not complete. Sixteen sentences prompt learners to rewrite fragments as parts of a complete...
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Worksheet 2: Sentence Fragments
Young grammarians revise a series of sentences to correct fragment errors. No definitions or examples are provided; however, the worksheet could be used to assess pupil understanding of the principle.
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Comma Splices, Fragments, and Run-Ons
Differentiate between comma splices, fragments, and run-ons with this handout. Each punctuation error is coupled with distinct definitions and examples. Though this handout does not require learner participation, it is a useful guide for...
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Complete Sentences
This is a great way to polish the writing skills of your third and fourth graders. Have them read through the 16 sentences to determine which are complete and which are incomplete. Looking to extend the activity? Consider asking your...
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Sentence Fragments
Can your learners identify a complete sentence? Read the 20 examples and indicate which sentences are complete and which are fragments. Then, follow the lead of the examples provided and have your learners indicate what each sentence...
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Sentences and Non-Sentences
Use the popular theme of sharks to discuss complete sentences and sentence fragments with your language arts class. This is a great, interactive exercise to get all of your learners involved. Consider pairing kids up in teams to create...
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Grammar
Students practice correct grammar by completing exercises and using word processing utilities.
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Sentence Fragments
Reinforce what constitutes a complete sentence using this presentation. Colorful arrows point to missing parts and clear explanations are presented for missing verbs or incorrect prepositional phrases. Avoid sentence fragments in writing...
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Fragments: Pretenders - Not Really Sentences
Give your class a concise overview of sentence fragments and how to repair them. This simple, not-too-long PowerPoint reinforces the idea that a correct sentence needs a subject and a verb and must be a complete thought.
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Sentence Fragment Exercises #1
In this language arts activity, students read 16 sentences and mark a C if the sentence is complete and an F is there is a sentence fragment.
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Visible Speech: What is a Sentence?
Use this straightforward presentation as a basic guide to your grammar unit. With explanations of the parts of a simple sentence (subject, verb, direct object), the slideshow is a good way to reinforce students' prior knowledge about...
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Editing to Eliminate Fragments
Students practice their writing skills. For this writing revision lesson, students read the provided writing samples and make corrections to the sentence fragments that are evident in each of them.
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Fragments
In this ESL/ELL sentence fragment worksheet, students choose the proper words to complete each of 20 sentences, or they tell if "no change is necessary." They complete the worksheet either at a web site where they can check their...
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At Dawn
For this identifying the diphthongs au and aw learning exercise, students use words in a word box to complete sentences and draw an illustration from the short story. Students complete 7 answers.
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Sentence Fragment Editing
In this sentence fragment activity, students are presented with 16 sentences. Students must determine whether the sentence is correct or a fragment.
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Complete the Sentences
In this recognizing phrases to complete sentences worksheet, students use picture clues and phrases in a box to fill in the blanks and complete the sentences. Students write 8 answers.
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Fragments--Exercise 1
In this grammar learning exercise, students rewrite each fragment by adding or combining words or punctuation where needed. Students leave each complete sentence alone and leave the lines below each one blank.