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Grammar: Complete Sentences

Sentence Defined

A sentence is a grammatically complete group of words that expresses a thought.

It must perform two fnctions tell you the person, animal, or thing the sentence is about and tell what they do or are.

Common Problems: Fragments

Enjoyed the concert very much. (Who did?)

The barking dog. (What did he do?)

Common Problems: Fragments

Fixing Fragments

To be able to dunk a basketball whenever they try.

Weraing the shoes everyday.

Fixing Fragments

Common Problems: Run-ons

Corals are invertibrates, they are related to jellyfish.

Corals are invertibrats. They are related to jellyfish.

Common Problems: Run-ons

Fixing Run-ons

A fragile layer of tissue coats coral reefs this tissue is susceptible to disease.

Fixing Run-ons

Subject and Predicate

The subject (noun) is the person place or thing.

The predicate (verb) tells the action of the subject.

Subject and Predicate

Examples

Pizza at Vinny's tastes better these days.

Mushrooms or onions are extras and cost more.

Examples

Identify

A vollyball team fields six players at a time.

Each forward can play in the attack zone or the back zone.

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