Review: All main ideas must be complete sentences. In order to formulate an implied main idea, you must be able to tell when you have written a complete sentence. Sentences can be very long or very short. Regardless of its length, every sentence must contain both a subject and a predicate.

Directions: Read each item below and decide whether it is a sentence. Type “T” in the blank if an item is a sentence; type “F” if it is not a sentence. (A period has been placed at the end of each item whether it is a sentence or not.) An example has been worked for you.

Example:             F        An empty backpack.

          Explanation: This is not a sentence because there is no verb; also, it does not make a statement or tell anything about the backpack.

1		An empty backpack with the hole in it.
2		An empty backpack with the hole in it and a torn strap.
3		An empty backpack with the hole in it and a torn strap was found in the parking lot.
4		He graduated.
5		Going to a movie.
6		Going to a movie Saturday night.
7		Chris likes going to a movie on Saturday night.
8		Robin made the cheerleading squad.
9		The winning season of the college baseball team.
10		How to program a computer.
11		Why eating a good breakfast is important.
12		How to program a computer is something you can learn in a college course.
13		Eating a good breakfast is important.
14		Passing the driver's test.
15		Passing the driver's test on the first try.
16		Passing the driver's test is an accomplishment that I am proud of.
17		How to find the stated main idea of a paragraph.
18		How to find the stated main idea in college textbook paragraphs.
19		Please close the door.
20		Reasons to buy a computer.