A FRAGMENT is ____

A subject is a ___

Select all that a verb can be

What question would help us identify the subject in a sentence?

Select the 3 components we need to have a complete sentence.

Complete or incomplete sentence? Sarah swims to the shore.

Complete or incomplete sentence? The old man and his dog

Complete or incomplete sentence? Jimmy running late to class this morning

Complete or incomplete sentence? In the morning, the police visit.

The part "In the morning," is called a DEPENDENT CLAUSE. It is the predicate, or extra information after what the verb is. The only difference is, that part can be moved to the beginning of the sentence with a comma after it!

It would still make complete sense if it was written as "The police visit in the morning."

Complete or incomplete sentence? Because the rain fell

We do NOT use the word "because" to start a complete sentence. This is a subordinating conjunction. That means, it makes the sentence incomplete and needs more detail or explanation.