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EXERCISE
1 Circle the subject and underline the verb.
a. Ben and Alex played baseball.
b. The children found a seashell.
c. Her books were very heavy.
d. The boys were walking in the dark forest.
2 Decide if these are complete sentences (S) or fragments (F).
a. The girl in the blue dress. c. You can call me after class.
b. I’m not going with you today. d. Running down the hall.
3 R ewrite these fragments into complete sentences.
a. Has won three games this year
➔
b. Before school this morning, Sue
➔
c. The large apple tree
➔
d. Told a story to the class
➔
4 Now write 2 complete sentences of your own. Make sure you have a
subject and a verb. Include a capital letter and a punctuation mark.
a.
b.
34 ✷ Part I
1 Circle the subject and underline the verb.
a. Ben and Alex played baseball.
b. The children found a seashell.
c. Her books were very heavy.
d. The boys were walking in the dark forest.
2 Decide if these are complete sentences (S) or fragments (F).
a. The girl in the blue dress. c. You can call me after class.
b. I’m not going with you today. d. Running down the hall.
3 R ewrite these fragments into complete sentences.
a. Has won three games this year
➔
b. Before school this morning, Sue
➔
c. The large apple tree
➔
d. Told a story to the class
➔
4 Now write 2 complete sentences of your own. Make sure you have a
subject and a verb. Include a capital letter and a punctuation mark.
a.
b.
34 ✷ Part I
