Understanding Sentences Quiz

Decide whether each group of words is a complete sentence, fragment, or run-on:

A talking bird and two dancing bears.

• Complete Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-On

Decide whether each group of words is a complete sentence, fragment, or run-on:

Wait here, I'll be back soon.

• Complete Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-On

Decide whether each group of words is a complete sentence, fragment, or run-on:

Many tropical fish are colorful.

• Complete Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-on

Decide whether each group of words is a complete sentence, fragment, or run-on:

Up very early this morning.

• Complete Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-On

Decide whether each group of words is a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on:

The sky lightens the rain stops.

• Complete Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-on

Decide whether each group of words is a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on:

Look at this.

• Complete Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-on

Choose the sentence that is divided correctly between the SUBJECT and the PREDICATE:

• Today, Ramon went to / work early.

• Today Ramon / went to work early.

• Today, Ramon went / to work early.

Choose the sentence that is divided correctly between the SUBJECT and the PREDICATE:

• Andrew's pet lizard / escaped last night.

• Andrew's / pet lizard escaped last night.

• Andrew's pet / lizard escaped last night.

Choose the sentence that is divided correctly between the SUBJECT and the PREDICATE:

• The basket of fruit / spilled on the floor.

• The basket / of fruit spilled on the floor.

• The basket of fruit spilled / on the floor.

Find the verb in the sentence:

Quartz is a very hard mineral.

• Quartz

• is

• very hard

• mineral