Sentence or Fragment worksheet for identifying complete thoughts and grammatical structures.

Problem Analysis:

The task is to determine whether each given phrase is a sentence or a fragment. A sentence expresses a complete thought and includes a subject and predicate, while a fragment is an incomplete sentence that lacks a subject, predicate, or both.

Solution Approach:

1. Identify the Subject: The subject is the person, place, thing, or idea that performs the action in the sentence.
2. Identify the Predicate: The predicate tells what the subject is doing or describes the subject.
3. Check for Completeness: Ensure the phrase expresses a complete thought.

Step-by-Step Evaluation:

#### 1. Pan walked to school with Amy.
- Subject: Pan
- Predicate: walked to school with Amy
- Complete Thought: Yes
- Conclusion: Sentence

#### 2. Shared his turtle with the class.
- Subject: Missing (Who shared?)
- Predicate: Shared his turtle with the class
- Complete Thought: No
- Conclusion: Fragment

#### 3. Cooked soup for her grandmother.
- Subject: Missing (Who cooked?)
- Predicate: Cooked soup for her grandmother
- Complete Thought: No
- Conclusion: Fragment

#### 4. Ray stood in line for ice cream.
- Subject: Ray
- Predicate: stood in line for ice cream
- Complete Thought: Yes
- Conclusion: Sentence

#### 5. Rained all night.
- Subject: Rained (Implied "It")
- Predicate: rained all night
- Complete Thought: Yes
- Conclusion: Sentence

#### 6. The Smiths went on vacation.
- Subject: The Smiths
- Predicate: went on vacation
- Complete Thought: Yes
- Conclusion: Sentence

#### 7. Paul tied a knot.
- Subject: Paul
- Predicate: tied a knot
- Complete Thought: Yes
- Conclusion: Sentence

#### 8. Caught the ball for the third out.
- Subject: Missing (Who caught?)
- Predicate: Caught the ball for the third out
- Complete Thought: No
- Conclusion: Fragment

#### 9. Steven called Michael after dinner.
- Subject: Steven
- Predicate: called Michael after dinner
- Complete Thought: Yes
- Conclusion: Sentence

#### 10. Left her lunch on the bus.
- Subject: Missing (Who left?)
- Predicate: Left her lunch on the bus
- Complete Thought: No
- Conclusion: Fragment

Final Answers:

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

Example of a Sentence:

- The cat jumped over the fence.

Final Answer:

\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
1. \text{Sentence} & 6. \text{Sentence} \\
2. \text{Fragment} & 7. \text{Sentence} \\
3. \text{Fragment} & 8. \text{Fragment} \\
4. \text{Sentence} & 9. \text{Sentence} \\
5. \text{Sentence} & 10. \text{Fragment} \\
\end{array}
}