Sentences: Complete, Run-On or Fragment?

Which is a complete sentence?

• The door outside.

• I opened the door and went outside.

• I opened the door I went outside it was cold.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which is a sentence fragment?

• I went to the park to go on the swings.

• On the swings.

• Pumping my legs, I kept going higher and higher on the swings.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which is a complete sentence?

• In 1941, automaker Henry Ford wrote a letter to Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi to express his admiration, in response, Gandhi sent Ford a manual spinning wheel.

• Running down the street with excitement, James and Samantha chased down the ice cream truck.

• Because the San Gabriel Mountains in California receive more than three million visitors every year.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which is a run-on sentence?

• I cooked meatballs, sauce, and pasta for dinner last night. It was delicious.

• Although the temperatures have been cold, it is obvious that spring is close because of all the extra daylight hours.

• When a dog wags its tail, it doesn't always mean the dog is happy or friendly, a wag that is slow and restrained may convey a warning to "back off."

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of the following contains a sentence fragment?

• I enjoyed the past and garlic bread. Although I didn't care for the chicken.

• According to legend, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León was searching for the Fountain of Youth, according to historians, he was more likely seeking political power.

• As a young boy in England, Roald Dahl dreamed of growing up and working in a chocolate factory, inspiring his children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• One of the oldest harvest festivals in the world is the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, which was first celebrated in the tenth century BCE.

• The park was full of kids and their parents enjoying the first nice day of the year there were groups of teenagers playing basketball.

• The class lawyer.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which is a run-on sentence?

• Doctor Who is one of the longest running science fiction shows on TV, with over 850 episodes since the 1960's.

• One of the oldest harvest festivals in the world is the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. Which was first celebrated in the tenth century BCE.

• Archaeologists are unable to explain the mysterious structures in Jordan, Syria, and Turkey called "Big Circles," made of stones piled several feet high, the two-thousand-year-old circles are more than 1,300 feet in diameter.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of the following is a run-on sentence?

• The first car I ever drove was black it was a Nissan Altima I crashed it in 2011.

• WandaVision wrapped up its first and only season this week, although many people are hopeful for another season on Disney+.

• The King from Hamilton.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

• I woke up early to get the chicken started for my enchiladas.

• Tostones and empanadas with salsa verde.

• Ms. Whitfield asked Amani what she wanted for dinner and she asked for chicken nuggets but she also wanted french fries and cheese sauce.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• We called an Uber for Mr. Freehill. Whose car was towed from the no-parking zone in front of the firehouse.

• When book 6 of the Harry Potter series was released, one of my camp students ruined a major spoiler for me he got on the bus screaming DUMBLEDORE DIES!

• Ms. Whitfield and I always keep a spoiler free classroom when big movies come out, since we know not everyone gets to see the movie when it is first released.

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CCSS.L.4.1F