Question

complete sentences
it is important to write in complete sentences and avoid sentence fragments.
fragments are incomplete sentences.
every sentence must be (or have) an independent clause, which means it has a subject and a verb, and it is a complete thought
fragment: had a great time! (no subject)
sentence: i had a great time!
fragment: the desk full of papers. (no verb)
sentence: the desk was full of papers.
sometimes there is not enough information to understand the whole idea or to identify if a noun phrase is a subject or an object.
fragment: a delicious dinner (incomplete thought, not enough information)
sentence: a delicious dinner was waiting for us. (subject)
or she made a delicious dinner. (object)
the following sentences are not complete. correct the fragments by adding your own ideas and rewriting each sentence so that it is complete.

1. every year a big holiday parade.
2. the school’s holiday party.
3. santa and his reindeer.
4. on the last day before winter break.
5. a big box of ornaments for the tree.
6. makes delicious christmas cookies.
7. making snow angels in the park.
8. to buy a gift for my best friend.

Explanation:

Each fragment is corrected by adding necessary components (verb, subject, or complete thought) to form a full sentence. Examples are contextually consistent with holiday/winter themes.

Answer:

1. Every year, a big holiday parade marches through downtown.
2. The school’s holiday party features games and hot cocoa.
3. Santa and his reindeer deliver gifts on Christmas Eve.
4. On the last day before winter break, we watched a movie.
5. A big box of ornaments for the tree sat under the couch.
6. My grandma makes delicious Christmas cookies.
7. We spent the afternoon making snow angels in the park.
8. I saved my allowance to buy a gift for my best friend.