Fragment Lesson

Grammar 2

Subjects and Predicates

The following groups of words are not complete sentences. Decide whether each

sentence fragment is missing a subject or a predicate. Circle your responses.

Multiple Choice

goes to the store

• missing subject

• missing predicate

Multiple Choice

the weather today

• missing subject

• missing predicate

Multiple Choice

Morgan’s beautiful dress

• missing subject

• missing predicate

Multiple Choice

sat down to dinner early tonight

• missing subject

• missing predicate

Multiple Choice

never liked apple pie much

• missing subject

• missing predicate

Multiple Choice

the glorious night sky

• missing subject

• missing predicate

Multiple Choice

fifteen second-grade students

• missing subject

• missing predicate

Multiple Choice

sings like an angel

• missing subject

• missing predicate

Multiple Choice

has a summer home in Florida

• missing subject

• missing predicate

Multiple Choice

was quite a fisherman in his day

• missing subject

• missing predicate

Multiple Choice

Tim’s favorite school subject

• missing subject

• missing predicate

Multiple Choice

Grant’s favorite music group

• missing subject

• missing predicate

Open Ended

Write a complete sentence using the following sentence fragment.

a gigantic dinosaur

Open Ended

Write a complete sentence using the following sentence fragment.

swam across the river

Open Ended

Write a complete sentence using the following sentence fragment.

nibbled on the grass

Multiple Choice

Identify the SUBJECT (or simple subject).

My hungry friends hunted for food in the kitchen.

• hungry

• friends

• my

• kitchen

Multiple Choice

Identify the SUBJECT (or simple subject).

Margo petted the tiny kitten.

• Margo

• petted

• tiny

• kitten

Multiple Choice

Identify the SUBJECT (or simple subject).

The busy workers painted the whole house in one day.

• busy

• workers

• painted

• house

Multiple Choice

Identify the SUBJECT (or simple subject).

The frightened dog hid under the porch.

• frightened

• dog

• hid

• porch

Multiple Choice

Identify the SUBJECT (or simple subject).

Several heavy packages arrived in the mail this morning.

• packages

• arrived

• mail

• morning

Open Ended

Write a complete sentence using the following sentence fragment.

Jane and John

Open Ended

Write a complete sentence using the following sentence fragment.

raced down the street

Open Ended

Write a complete sentence using the following sentence fragment.

My cousin Emmy

Multiple Choice

Identify the PREDICATE (or simple predicate).

Carla’s friend Margo came for a long visit.

• Carla

• Margo

• came

• visit

Multiple Choice

Identify the PREDICATE (or simple predicate).

Twelve silver sardines darted among the kelp blades.

• twelve

• sardines

• darted

• among

Multiple Choice

Identify the PREDICATE (or simple predicate).

Sam hit two home runs in the last game.

• Sam

• hit

• home runs

• game

Multiple Choice

Identify the PREDICATE (or simple predicate).

The large moving van was unable to turn into our driveway.

• van

• was

• unable

• turn

Multiple Choice

Identify the PREDICATE (or simple predicate).

Melissa, my next-door neighbor, plays trumpet in the school band.

• Melissa

• neighbor

• plays

• trumpet