Let’s go through each one carefully. Remember:
A
complete sentence must have a
subject (who or what the sentence is about) and a
predicate (what the subject is doing or being).
If it’s missing either, it’s a
fragment.
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1. “ride the bicycle” → Who rides? No subject. →
fragment
2. “we took our dog for a walk” → Subject = “we”, Predicate = “took...” →
sentence
3. “the amazing baseball player” → Just a noun phrase. No verb. →
fragment
4. “spinning the web in the rain” → Who’s spinning? No subject. →
fragment
5. “a turtle crawled down the road” → Subject = “turtle”, Predicate = “crawled...” →
sentence
6. “the frog leaped” → Subject = “frog”, Predicate = “leaped” →
sentence
7. “ran down the long football field” → Who ran? No subject. →
fragment
8. “green and leafy vegetables” → Just describing things. No action or subject doing something. →
fragment
9. “performing for a huge audience” → Who’s performing? Missing subject. →
fragment
10. “the friendly waitress” → Just a person described. No verb. →
fragment
11. “she noticed the falling star” → Subject = “she”, Predicate = “noticed...” →
sentence
12. “his phone case was blue” → Subject = “phone case”, Predicate = “was blue” →
sentence
13. “the bouncing beach ball” → Just an object. No verb. →
fragment
14. “did you see the movie” → This is a question, but still has subject (“you”) and predicate (“did see...”) →
sentence
15. “the crashing waves” → Just a thing. No verb. →
fragment
16. “punching the swinging bag” → Who’s punching? No subject. →
fragment
17. “I stared” → Subject = “I”, Predicate = “stared” →
sentence
18. “gave me a birthday present today” → Who gave? Missing subject. →
fragment
19. “the picture frame is shiny” → Subject = “picture frame”, Predicate = “is shiny” →
sentence
20. “the girl’s curly hair” → Just describing hair. No verb. →
fragment
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Final Answer:
1. fragment
2. sentence
3. fragment
4. fragment
5. sentence
6. sentence
7. fragment
8. fragment
9. fragment
10. fragment
11. sentence
12. sentence
13. fragment
14. sentence
15. fragment
16. fragment
17. sentence
18. fragment
19. sentence
20. fragment
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of sentence and sentence fragments worksheet.