Sentences Or Fragments? 1 Worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve this "Sentences or Fragments?" worksheet step by step.

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🔹 Understanding the Task

We need to determine whether each group of words is a complete sentence (S) or a fragment (F).

A complete sentence must have:
- A subject (who or what the sentence is about)
- A verb (action or state of being)
- And express a complete thought

A fragment is missing one or more of these.

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✔ Let's analyze each item:

#### 1. Lorna wants a new bicycle.
- Subject: Lorna
- Verb: wants
- Complete thought: Yes – it tells us what Lorna desires.
✔ S

#### 2. The flowers in the garden.
- Subject: The flowers
- Verb: ✘ Missing (no action or state)
- Complete thought: ✘ No – it’s just a noun phrase.
✔ F

#### 3. The cat jumped on the bed.
- Subject: The cat
- Verb: jumped
- Complete thought: Yes – describes an action.
✔ S

#### 4. More sugar in the recipe.
- Subject: More sugar
- Verb: ✘ Missing
- Complete thought: ✘ Incomplete – doesn’t tell what happened with the sugar.
✔ F

#### 5. There are three green cushions on the couch.
- Subject: There (expletive "there" used as a placeholder), but the real subject is "three green cushions"
- Verb: are
- Complete thought: Yes – states a fact.
✔ S

#### 6. The waterfall at the top of the creek.
- Subject: The waterfall
- Verb: ✘ Missing
- Complete thought: ✘ Just a description, not a full idea.
✔ F

#### 7. James ate all the soda crackers.
- Subject: James
- Verb: ate
- Complete thought: Yes – tells who did what.
✔ S

#### 8. Ran down the street.
- Subject: ✘ Missing (who ran?)
- Verb: ran
- Complete thought: ✘ Incomplete – no one is doing the running.
✔ F

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✔ Final Answers for First Part:

1. S
2. F
3. S
4. F
5. S
6. F
7. S
8. F

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📝 Now, rewrite the fragments into complete sentences.

We’ll fix the fragments: #2, #4, #6, and #8

#### 1. The flowers in the garden.
→ Add a verb to make it a complete thought.
👉 The flowers in the garden are blooming beautifully.

#### 2. More sugar in the recipe.
→ Add a subject and verb.
👉 Add more sugar to the recipe.
or
👉 I added more sugar to the recipe.

#### 3. The waterfall at the top of the creek.
→ Add a verb.
👉 The waterfall at the top of the creek is very loud.
or
👉 We saw the waterfall at the top of the creek.

#### 4. Ran down the street.
→ Add a subject.
👉 She ran down the street.
or
👉 The dog ran down the street.

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✔ Final Answer Key:

#### Part 1: S or F
1. S
2. F
3. S
4. F
5. S
6. F
7. S
8. F

#### Part 2: Rewrite Fragments
1. The flowers in the garden are blooming beautifully.
2. I added more sugar to the recipe.
3. We saw the waterfall at the top of the creek.
4. She ran down the street.

> 💡 Note: These answers are examples. There can be multiple correct versions depending on context.

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