
Complete Sentences vs Fragments
Authored by Meghan Morris
English
9th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A complete sentence consists of...
a subject
a verb
a complete thought
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.7.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why is the sentence below a fragment?
Reading the essay.
It is missing a subject.
It is missing a verb.
It is missing a complete thought.
None of the answers apply.
Answer explanation
We need to know WHO is reading the essay, so this "sentence" is missing a subject. If YOU are reading the essay (e.g., you are the subject), there needs be ARE before the verb READING to make the verb complete.
You are reading the essay.
3.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In the sentence example below which word is the verb?
The student edits his essay.
Answer explanation
If the action is in real-time, the verb can become a verb phrase with a helping verb and the main action verb:
The student is reading his essay.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.1.1E
CCSS.L.1.4C
CCSS.L.2.6
CCSS.L.4.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In the following sentence, which word is the subject?
Proofreading is the final stage of the writing process.
proofreading
the final stage
the writing process
the final stage of the writing process
Answer explanation
Tip 1: To find the subject, locate the main verb and decide what/who is doing the action.
Tip 2: Ignore prepositional phrases (of, to, over, under) which are usually attached to objects--not subjects.
Proofreading is the final stage of the writing process.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.1.1C
CCSS.L.3.1F
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which part of the writing sample below is a fragment/incomplete sentence?
To fix a fragment, you can often attach it to the sentence before or after it.
Which is easy to do.
To fix a fragment,
To fix a fragment, you can often attach it to the sentence before or after it.
Which is easy to do.
Answer explanation
Just add a comma before "which" and make it one complete sentence!
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which word in the sentence below is the subject?
Another reader can help you catch errors in your essay.
Another reader
you
your essay
errors
Answer explanation
Reminder: The subject is what or who is doing the main action (the verb) in the sentence.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which sentence below is a fragment/incomplete sentence?
Writing skills are valuable in the workforce.
Which is why proofreading is important.
Fragments occur in many early drafts.
For example, editing shows attention to detail.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1F
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