Sentence Fragments

Every sentence must have both a subject and a predicate. A sentence fragment is missing
one or both of these. A fragment does not express a complete thought.

Examples:
Baked a birthday cake.
My brother.
To the movies last night.

How can we make these sentences complete?

1. Baked a birthday cake. (Missing a subject)

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2. My brother. (Missing a predicate)

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3. To the movies last night. (Missing a subject and a predicate)

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Identify the missing component for each fragment. Revise each sentence fragment below by adding a
subject, verb, or by attaching a fragment to complete each sentence.

Went to the mall. Missing:

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During the dog days of summer. Missing:
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Running for mayor. Missing:
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After the concert performance. Missing:
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Walking to the park. Missing:
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While I was at the beach. Missing:
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Running with my dog. Missing:
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Because we didn’t finish our homework. Missing:
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