Teacher ShelleRecognizing Sentences
 A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. The following groups of words are incomplete thoughts. The man in the black suit. Ate all the roast beef. Running in the corridor. When the race was over. Groups of words the expresses incomplete thoughts are called sentence fragments. The following groups of words are sentences (complete thoughts) The man in the black suit is my teacher. My brother ate all the roast beef. Running in the corridor is forbidden. When the race was over, we held a party for the winner. Exercise: Tell if the following group of words is a sentence or a fragment. 1. The fans at the hockey game cheered wildly. 2. Because the weather is cold. 3. Called her yesterday. 4. A Kanji teacher at junior high. 5. Kenji works on Saturday afternoons. 6. Hiking in the mountain. 7. Since we are going out for dinner. 8. Hiroko does 20 sit-ups every morning. 9. Laughing at her. 10. After you plant the tree. |