{"id":602,"date":"2022-04-19T09:06:05","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T09:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=602"},"modified":"2025-11-03T10:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T10:15:11","slug":"e-dd-5-is-it-a-complete-sentence-or-a-fragment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-dd-5-is-it-a-complete-sentence-or-a-fragment\/","title":{"rendered":"E- DD.5 Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 55.9375%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG3oV0k9eM\/eYAKU4SJy24L1PnAC0hd5w\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAG3oV0k9eM&#x2F;eYAKU4SJy24L1PnAC0hd5w&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAG3oV0k9eM&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-6ac2daebbcc448c371e21ab5138da381\" style=\"color:#74008b\">Key Notes:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-3339adb531523b412ec48a1e39f767ab\">\u270f\ufe0f <strong>Is it a Complete Sentence or a Fragment?<\/strong> \ud83d\udcdd<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong> Complete Sentence \u2705<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>complete sentence<\/strong> has <strong>all the necessary parts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>subject<\/strong> (who or what the sentence is about) \ud83d\udc64<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>predicate<\/strong> (what the subject does or is) \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It <strong>expresses a complete thought<\/strong> \ud83d\udcad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It <strong>starts with a capital letter<\/strong> and <strong>ends with a period (.), question mark (?), or exclamation mark (!)<\/strong> \ud83d\udd20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc36 The dog is barking. \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf1e The sun is shining brightly. \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2753 Are you coming to school? \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td> <strong>Fragment \u274c<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>fragment<\/strong> is <strong>not a complete sentence<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It <strong>may be missing a subject or predicate<\/strong>, or <strong>doesn\u2019t express a complete thought<\/strong> \ud83d\ude15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fragments <strong>cannot stand alone<\/strong> as a sentence \ud83d\udeab<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Running in the park. \u274c (Missing subject)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Because I was tired. \u274c (Incomplete thought)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The big red ball. \u274c (Missing predicate)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong> <strong>How to Fix a Fragment \ud83d\udee0\ufe0f<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Add a <strong>subject<\/strong> \ud83d\udc64 or <strong>predicate<\/strong> \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fragment: Running in the park. \u274c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fixed: I was running in the park. \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Attach it to a <strong>complete sentence<\/strong> \u270d\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fragment: Because I was tired. \u274c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fixed: I went to bed early because I was tired. \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong> <strong>Tips to Remember \ud83d\udca1<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ask yourself:<\/strong> \u201cDoes it make sense by itself?\u201d \ud83e\udd14<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Look for the subject and predicate<\/strong> \ud83d\udd0e<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Check punctuation<\/strong>: Every sentence must start with a capital letter and end properly \u2728<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-393a4b8abea486ac52ee307675e66f42\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/92703\/535\/793\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-121.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-121.png 500w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-121-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-121-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/76657\/585\/822\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-114.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-114.png 500w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-114-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-114-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? Design by Delta publications Key Notes:- \u270f\ufe0f Is it a Complete Sentence or a Fragment? \ud83d\udcdd Complete Sentence \u2705 A complete sentence has all the necessary parts: It expresses a complete thought \ud83d\udcad. 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