The document discusses complete and incomplete sentences. A complete sentence tells a complete idea by answering who and what is it doing. It provides examples of complete sentences like "The dog ate his bone" and incomplete sentences like "The big hairy spider." It tests the reader on identifying complete and incomplete sentences, emphasizing that beginning with a capital letter and ending with a period does not alone make something a complete sentence.

1. Complete and Incomplete
Sentences

2. A complete sentence is a
group of words that tells a
complete idea.
A complete sentence answers
these questions:
Who? and What is it doing?

3. Example of a
Complete Sentence:
The dog ate his bone.
Who?
What did he do?
We can answer our two questions
Who? and What did he do? So this is a
complete sentence!
The dog
Ate his bone

4. Example of an
Incomplete Sentence:
The big hairy spider.
Who?
What did it do?
TIP: Just because a group of words begins with a
capital and ends with a period doesn’t mean it is a
complete sentence!
We don’t know! This is not
a complete sentence!
The big hairy spider

5. Complete or Incomplete?
That is the question!
The bird flew back to the nest.
Who?
What did it do?
This is a COMPLETE sentence!
The bird
Flew back to the nest

6. Complete or Incomplete?
That is the question!
The kitten played with the yarn.
Who?
What did it do?
This is a COMPLETE sentence!
The kitten
Played with the yarn

7. Complete or Incomplete?
That is the question!
Is flapping in the wind.
Who?
What is it doing? Flapping in the wind
We don’t know! This is not a
complete sentence!
TIP: Just because a group of words begins with a
capital and ends with a period doesn’t mean it is a
complete sentence!

8. Complete or Incomplete?
That is the question!
The basket of food
Who?
What is it doing?
The basket of food
We don’t know! This is not a
complete sentence!
TIP: Just because a group of words begins with a
capital and ends with a period doesn’t mean it is a
complete sentence!

9. Complete or Incomplete?
That is the question!
The boy hurried to school.
Who?
What did he do?
This is a COMPLETE sentence!
The boy
Hurried to school

10. Complete or Incomplete?
That is the question!
The waves at the beach.
Who?
What are they doing?
We don’t know! This is not a
complete sentence!
TIP: Just because a group of words begins with a
capital and ends with a period doesn’t mean it is a
complete sentence!
The waves at the beach

11. A complete sentence is a group
of words that tells a complete
idea.
Who? and What is it doing?
What is a complete sentence?
What questions can a complete
sentence answer?