🔍 Part 1: Detective Investigation - Complete or Fragment?

Instructions: Read each sentence carefully. Circle whether it's a complete sentence or a fragment.

1. The children played in the park after school.

Complete Sentence

Fragment

2. Running quickly down the street.

Complete Sentence

Fragment

3. Because it was raining heavily.

Complete Sentence

Fragment

4. My favourite book is about dragons and magic.

Complete Sentence

Fragment

5. Under the old wooden bridge.

Complete Sentence

Fragment

🔧 Part 2: Fix the Fragments

Instructions: Turn these sentence fragments into complete sentences by adding the missing parts.

6. The big brown dog in our neighbourhood

7. When the bell rang for morning tea

8. Swimming in the crystal clear lake

Instructions: Combine each pair of sentences using the conjunction in brackets.

9. The weather was cold. We went to the beach. (but)

10. Sarah finished her homework. She watched television. (and)

11. Explain what makes a sentence complete. What two main parts must every sentence have?

12. Detective Challenge: Write your own complete sentence about your favourite weekend activity.