Writing Complete Sentences

Writing Complete Sentences

HMH Grade 4 Grammar 1.3.3

Writing Complete Sentences

A complete sentence must have a subject and a predicate, and must express a complete thought. A complete sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with final punctuation.

Writing Complete Sentences

When writing sentences, avoid fragments, run-on sentences, and comma splices.

A comma splice occurs when two complete sentences are joined by a comma.

Sentence Error Examples

• Fragment: Played baseball (missing subject)

• Run-On Sentence: Zoe walked to the park Zak ran there.

• Comma splice: He threw the ball, she caught the ball.

Multiple Choice

Select the sentence that would correct the fragment, "Played baseball."

• The students played baseball.

• Played baseball at recess.

• I like to played baseball.

• Played baseball in the afternoon.

Multiple Select

What can you place in between "park" and "Zak" to fix the run-on sentence, "Zoe walked to the park Zak ran there"? (Check all that apply).

• A comma

• A comma and conjunction like "and" or "but"

• Quotation marks

• A period to create two separate sentences

Fill in the Blanks

Fix the sentence with punctuation: He threw the ball

She caught the ball.

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a fragment, run-on, or complete sentence? Always does his homework in the library.

• complete sentence

• run-on sentence

• sentence fragment

Open Ended

How could the sentence be corrected? Always does his homework in the library.

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a fragment, run-on, or complete sentence? Everyone helped the fundraiser was a success.

• complete sentence

• run-on sentence

• sentence fragment

Open Ended

How could the sentence be corrected? Everyone helped the fundraiser was a success.

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a fragment, run-on, or complete sentence? A flock of seagulls flew over the ship.

• complete sentence

• run-on sentence

• sentence fragment