Complete Sentences

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is necessary for a group of words to be considered a complete sentence?

• It must be a question.

• It must be written in cursive.

• It must be longer than five words.

• It must have at least one subject and one verb.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a complete sentence?

• the bat
• the black bat
• The black bat flew.
• flew

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is required for a sentence to be considered complete?

• It must contain a subject and a verb and express a complete thought.

• It must contain only a verb.

• It must contain only a subject.

• It must be a question.

Open Ended

Explain the difference between a subject and a predicate in a complete sentence.

Multiple Choice

Choose the subject. The actor danced across the stage.

• The actor

• danced across the stage.

Multiple Choice

Choose the predicate. Jesse's father baked cookies.

• baked cookies

• Jesse's father

Multiple Choice

Picked some flowers for Grandma.

• Complete

• Fragment

• Run-On

Multiple Choice

My dog loves going on walks down by the lake to see the Canadian geese.

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be considered a sentence fragment?

• Went to the store to buy brownie mix.

• My mom went to the store to buy brownie mix.

• The variety of yummy muffin mixes convinced me that I would rather bake muffins than brownies tonight.

• Gerda neatly printed her name.

Open Ended

What is a sentence fragment?

Multiple Select

Select all the reasons why a group of words might be a sentence fragment.

• Missing a subject

• Missing a predicate

• Missing a verb

• Missing a complete thought

Open Ended

Explain how you can turn a sentence fragment into a complete sentence. Use examples from the lesson to support your answer.

Multiple Choice

Based on the examples given, what is usually missing from a sentence fragment?

• A subject or a predicate

• A noun or a verb

• A capital letter

• A punctuation mark

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the difference between a sentence fragment and a complete sentence?

• A sentence fragment expresses a complete thought, while a complete sentence does not.

• A sentence fragment does not form a complete sentence, while a complete sentence expresses a complete thought.

• A sentence fragment contains both a subject and predicate, while a complete sentence does not.

• A sentence fragment is always longer than a complete sentence.

Fill in the Blanks

A complete sentence must have at least one ___ and one ___.

Open Ended

Reflecting on today's lesson, what is one thing you learned about sentence fragments or complete sentences that you found interesting or useful?

Complete the following in your writing notebook.

​Check your answers.