Sentence or Fragment? | Worksheet - Free Printable

Let's go through the task step by step. The goal is to determine whether each phrase is a sentence or a fragment.

Definitions:

- A sentence must have:
- A subject (who or what the sentence is about)
- A predicate (what the subject is doing — usually includes a verb)
- It expresses a complete thought
- A fragment is incomplete — it may lack a subject, a predicate, or express an incomplete thought.

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Now let’s analyze each item:

1. Pam walked to school with Amy.
✔ Subject: *Pam*
✔ Predicate: *walked to school with Amy*
✔ Complete thought
→ Sentence

2. Shared his turtle with the class.
✘ No subject — who shared?
→ Fragment

3. Cooked soup for her grandmother.
✘ No subject — who cooked?
→ Fragment

4. Ray stood in line for ice cream.
✔ Subject: *Ray*
✔ Predicate: *stood in line for ice cream*
✔ Complete thought
→ Sentence

5. Rained all night.
✘ No subject — what rained? (It’s implied "it," but not stated)
→ Fragment

6. The Smiths went on vacation.
✔ Subject: *The Smiths*
✔ Predicate: *went on vacation*
✔ Complete thought
→ Sentence

7. Paul tied a knot.
✔ Subject: *Paul*
✔ Predicate: *tied a knot*
✔ Complete thought
→ Sentence

8. Caught the ball for the third out.
✘ No subject — who caught it?
→ Fragment

9. Steven called Michael after dinner.
✔ Subject: *Steven*
✔ Predicate: *called Michael after dinner*
✔ Complete thought
→ Sentence

10. Left her lunch on the bus.
✘ No subject — who left it?
→ Fragment

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Final Answers:

1. Sentence
2. Fragment
3. Fragment
4. Sentence
5. Fragment
6. Sentence
7. Sentence
8. Fragment
9. Sentence
10. Fragment

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Example of a sentence (as requested):

"The sun rises every morning."
✔ Subject: *The sun*
✔ Predicate: *rises every morning*
✔ Complete thought

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✔ Answer Summary:

1. Sentence
2. Fragment
3. Fragment
4. Sentence
5. Fragment
6. Sentence
7. Sentence
8. Fragment
9. Sentence
10. Fragment

Example sentence: The sun rises every morning.