Name________________________________

Date______________

Fix the Fragment

All sentence are required to have a ___________________, a ______________,
and a _______________________________________.
If one of these important parts is missing, its not a sentence! Its a

FRAGMENT
The word groups below would like to be sentences, but they are missing a
piece. They are sad and somewhat frightening little fragments. Find out whats
missing (subject, verb, or complete thought) and add it to the word group. Rewrite the new sentence.

1. did the tango in an exquisite new ball gown

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2. his new motor scooter

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3. I like
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4. a bowl of jello in the sun on a hot summers day

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5. Bob

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6. sailed the ocean in a peanut shell

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