Complete Sentences and Fragments

5th GradeELA45 min

Learning Objective

I can distinguish between complete sentences and sentence fragments.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

6 min

Sentence or Fragment? | Identifying Sentences and Sentence Fragments

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Guided Notes

9 min

Key concepts students will learn:

  • A complete sentence is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

  • A sentence fragment is a group of words that is missing a subject, a verb, or both, and does not express a complete thought.

  • A complete sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation point.

Practice

14 min

10 questions • Multiple choice & Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Write S if it is a sentence and SF if it is a sentence fragment: 1. After the long and tiring game. 2. The dog barked loudly at the mailman. 3. Running quickly down the street. 4. Read a book. 5. Because it was raining.

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