MAP 7th Grade Language Arts : Understand and Edit for Grammar
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Example Question #1 : Understand And Edit For Grammar
Select the complete sentence.
Eric ran up the mountain.
Running fast, fast, fast.
Blowing in the wind.
Joe's freezing cold coffee.
Eric ran up the mountain.
A sentence conveys a complete thought and includes both a subject and a verb. In contrast, a sentence fragment does not convey a complete thought, and will normally not include either a subject or a verb.
"Running fast, fast, fast." is a sentence fragment because it does not convey a complete thought and it is missing a subject.
"Blowing in the wind." is a sentence fragment because it does not convey a complete thought and it is missing a subject.
"Joe's freezing cold coffee." is a sentence fragment because it does not convey a complete thought and it is missing a verb.
"Eric ran up the mountain." is a complete sentence because it does convey a complete thought and includes a subject, "Eric", and a verb, "ran".
Example Question #2 : Understand And Edit For Grammar
Select the complete sentence.
Nick's bright red hair and dark freckles.
Charlie's old plastic phone.
Melissa ran to the store.
Bunches and bunches of chocolate and whip cream.
Melissa ran to the store.
A sentence conveys a complete thought and includes both a subject and a verb. In contrast, a sentence fragment does not convey a complete thought, and will normally not include either a subject or a verb.
"Bunches and bunches of chocolate and whip cream." is a sentence fragment because it does not convey a complete thought and it is missing a verb.
"Charlie's old plastic phone." is a sentence fragment because it does not convey a complete thought and it is missing a verb.
"Nick's bright red hair and dark freckles." is a sentence fragment because it does not convey a complete thought and it is missing a verb.
"Melissa ran to the store." is a complete sentence because it does convey a complete thought and includes a subject, "Melissa", and a verb, "ran".
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