Because she ate too much cake, julie had a stomach ache all day. These grade 4 sentences worksheets provide practice in the writing of proper, complete sentences. This activity was created by a quia web subscriber. Place a v in the left hand column if the sentence is. Identifying fragments and runon sentences worksheets. No subject usually, in order to express a thought completely, a sentence must contain a subject and a verb. Hurriedly and ineffectively tried to smother the small. Mark each example as either a complete sentence or a fragment. The sentence fragments test checks if you know the difference between a complete sentence and a sentence fragment.
There are four sentence errors that can produce fragments. Advanced choose whether or not each of the following sentences is a fragment or a complete sentence. Probably two to three hours, depending on how hard the task is. Utah valley university uvu does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation. Sentence, fragments, and runons sentencefragmentrunon. Complex sentences sentence combining four types of sentences compoundcomplex sentences.
A fragment is a part of a sentence, but cant be a sentence on its own. Fragments and runon sentences written by tutor allia s. Or julie had a stomach ache all day because she ate too much cake. Free gamified quizzes on every subject that students play in class and at home. Fragments and runons sentence fragments and runon sentences are writing errors that can make your writing difficult to understand. Is the following a complete sentence or a sentence fragment. Combine the fragment with a related independent clause. Dependent clauses section from this handout to turn the fragment into a full sentence. Exercise 1 practice a, worksheet 1 identifying sentence. If the group of words is a complete sentence, write s. Students combine 2 simple sentences into one, using the word and. Once the play started, we were not allowed to talk.
When you make a compound sentence you are joining two or more simple. Remember, there may be many ways to combine each of these sentences. Part one once you have mastered writing a clear, grammatically correct simple sentence a. Cliffsnotes study guides are written by real teachers and professors, so no matter what youre studying, cliffsnotes can ease your homework headaches and help you score high on exams. Act as their editor, marking a c if the sentences in the group are all complete and an f if any of the sentences in the group is a fragment. If youre seeing this message, it means were having trouble loading external resources on our website. Combine the fragment with a neighboring sentence by using a comma. Topics include sentence fragments, runon sentences, combining sentences with conjunctions, subjects and predicates, direct objects and subject verb agreement. Rewrite the sentences so that they are grammatically correct. Give your students a grammar quiz or quiz yourself. The writing center combining clauses to avoid comma splices. Proofreading for sentence structure reference and practice.
If the sentence is correctly written the way it stands, select the first option. Multiple choice quiz see related pages your results. A proper sentence must have a subject and a verb, and it must express a. Sentence fragments are groups of words that look like sentences, but arent. In our example we can see that the sentence fragments combine to form a sentence. This question quiz will test your knowledge of how to identify and correct fragments.
Sentence fragments and runon sentences a sentence is a group of words that names something and makes a statement about what is named. Fragments, runon, and complete sentences quiz quizizz. In academic writing, we often combine clauses to express complex ideas within one sentence. To be a sentence, groups of words need to have at least one independent clause. A sentence fragment is missing a subject, a predicate, or both. Fragments, comma splices, runons flashcards quizlet. Combine each pair of simple sentences to make a compound sentence. Fragments in the spaces provided, write c if the sentence is correct or frag if the group of words is a fragment. Anthony haldermans esl resources, writing, composition, grammar, sentence structure, san luis obispo, ca, allan hancock college, cal poly. Elements of literature sentence structure 81 name class date language 8 sentence structure handbook continued.
Fragment, runon, comma splice quiz anthony halderman. Sentence fragments do not express a complete thought. Sentence, fragments, and runons sentence fragment runon a sentence has three requirements. They should see the clothes people wore in the middle ages. The simple sentence is the most basic and contains only one clause. Select the sentence from each group that is a sentence fragment or a runon sentence. Select which type of fragment it is after thought, ing, or dependent and select which rewritten sentence is correct. Sentence fragments a sentence fragment is a part, or piece, of a sentence placed by itself as if it were a complete sentence. Complex sentences sentence combining four types of. Another name for a sentence is an independent clause. Sentence practice activities complete sentences, runon sentences, and fragments explanations. Fraaggmmeennttss a fragment is an incomplete sentence punctuated as though a complete sentence.
On the following page a series of exercises which will give you practice. You can take two basic approaches to correcting sentence fragments. Grade 1 grammar worksheet on combining sentences with the conjunction and. You will need to share important words to combine these sentences. Directions determine which of the following word groups are sentence fragments and which are complete sentences. The remedy will show only enough of the sentence to indicate what was wrong and how to fix it. A runon sentence, also known as a fused sentence, occurs when two or more. Pay close attention if revisions require a comma or not. Sentence practice activities complete sentences, runon. Return to all guides the data are inconclusive the researchers will repeat their experiment. It will enable the student to identify potential runons and fragments as well as determine the appropriate way to fix them fragments are sentences that are incomplete. The test seemed impossible, but i managed to make an a. Note that the resulting sentence is still a simple sentence not compound or complex.
Try to correct these runon sentences then check your answers here fixing runon sentences or comma splices with solutions. Fragments and runons this module will cover run on sentences, comma splices and fragments. Runon sentences and fragments are the most common sentence errors for students who are learning how to construct sentences and how to combine sentences in english. The correct answer for each question is indicated by a. Fragments strategies for avoiding sentence fragments p. Decide on a correction by choosing the best answer from the given choices. The sentences below appeared in papers written by students. Study the definitions of fragments, comma splices and runons.
Fragments usually begin with a subordinate conjunction or a relative pronoun. Both groups of words begin with a capital letter and conclude with an end markusually a period. A complete sentence must have both a subject and a verb and be an independent clause. Each of the sentences is either a fragment or a runon. After each runon sentence below select the remedy that would best repair that sentence. A sentence has a subject and a verb and makes a complete thought.
Below see some sentence fragment examples and possible corrections, plus examples of how powerful an intentional use of fragments can be. Runon sentences ros sentence fragments frags examples. Combine each set of short sentences and fragments into one sentence. Sentence fragments and runon sentences lone star college. We hadd to run inside the shelter when it started to rain.
Phrase fragments dependent clause fragments through the door. A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses simple sentences joined by coordinating conjunctions like and, but, and or. In these worksheets, students identify sentence fragments and runon sentences. This document should only be used as a reference and should not replace assignment guidelines. Fill in the blanks with either fragment or complete. Combining clauses to avoid comma splices, runons, and. Combine the following two sentences using a semicolon. Find all of our sentences worksheets, from sentence fragments to simple.
If you study for the test, you will do much better. A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence because it lacks a subject, lacks a verb, or is a dependent clause. Runon sentences combine thoughts without the proper punctuation or joining words. If youre behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains. A sentence fragment is part of a sentence that is written as if it were a complete sentence. Exercise a decide whether each of the following word groups is a sentence or a sentence fragment. The fragments appearing most frequently are either phrases or dependent clauses. Remember that sentences combined this way need to contain ideas of equal importance.
It usually has a subject and a verb, but it can have only one word, for instance, help. The one important difference is that a fragment does not contain a main. A sentence fragment can be very confusing for the reader, so usually, the best thing to do is to fix it by adding what is missing from the sentence or joining it to another sentence. The fair facts, access, impacts, respect test is intended to evaluate the financial state of your company. To make your writing more interesting, you can combine the short sentences to make. Combining clauses to avoid comma splices, runons, and fragments.
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