• To identify subjects and predicates and to recognize complete sentences

Lesson 2-1

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• To identify and use strategies for correcting sentence fragments in writing

• To use subjects and predicates correctly to form complete sentences

Objectives

• Every sentence has two parts: a subject and a predicate.

Sentences and Sentence Fragments

• The subject part of a sentence names whom or what the sentence is about.

• The predicate part of the sentence tells what the subject does or has. It can also describe what the subject is or is like.

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• A sentence must have both a subject and a predicate. It must also express a complete thought.

• A sentence fragment does not express a complete thought. It may be missing a subject, a predicate, or both.

• You often use sentence fragments when you speak. You should avoid using them when you write, however.

• On the following slide is a chart that explains how to correct sentence fragments.

Sentences and Sentence Fragments (cont.)

Lesson 2-4

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Exercise 3 Identifying Sentences and Fragments

1. The book Johnny Tremain is historical fiction.

2. A Newbery Medal winner.

3. Esther Forbes’s nonfiction book on Paul Revere won a Pulitzer Prize.

sentence

fragment; missing predicate

sentence

Write sentence or fragment for each item. If an item is a fragment, explain what is missing.

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Exercise 3 Identifying Sentences and Fragments (cont.)

4. The silversmith Paul Revere.

5. Offered Johnny a job.

fragment; missing predicate

fragment; missing subject

Write sentence or fragment for each item. If an item is a fragment, explain what is missing.

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Exercise 4 Identifying Subjects and Predicates

In each sentence, underline each subject part once and each predicate part twice. If the item is not a complete sentence, write fragment.

1. The setting is the American Revolution.

2. Sam Adams, John Hancock, and Paul Revere.

3. Real historical characters fill the book.

4. Americans wanted independence from England.

5. Fought for freedom of speech and other rights.

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fragment

Explain in your own words how you know when a sentence is complete and when it is a fragment. Jot down in your journal for future reference any helpful hints you have learned about sentences and fragments.

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End of Lesson 2

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