Writing Complete Sentences

Writing Complete Sentences

Grade 4 Grammar Review

Writing Complete Sentences:

Great writers use the right sentences, written in the correct way to get their point across.

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.

The next set of questions may have more than one correct answer. Choose wisely.

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 Blank

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