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Add a Subject.
• A complete sentence has a subject and a predicate.
• A complete sentence has a subject and a predicate.
• To check for a subject ask yourself:
• To check for a subject ask yourself:
Whom or what is the sentence about?
Whom or what is the sentence about?
Fragments
Fragments
Sentences
Sentences
1. Reads a magazine.
1. Reads a magazine.
Charlene
Charlene
reads a magazine.
reads a magazine.
2. Sees a picture of a dress
2. Sees a picture of a dress
She
She
sees a picture of a dress
sees a picture of a dress
she likes.
she likes.
she likes.
she likes.
3. Buys the dress.
3. Buys the dress.
She
She
buys the dress.
buys the dress.
4. Says Charlene looks like a
4. Says Charlene looks like a
Maya
Maya
says Charlene looks like
says Charlene looks like
movie star.
movie star.
a movie star.
a movie star.
Try It
A. (1–5) Fix the five fragments. Add a subject to make a complete sentence.
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Do not capitalize:
They
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The Actress is pretty.
They
results. Find that their skin improves within days. Actress Sadie
Add text:
are
You
She
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