Grade 4 - Complete Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons

1. _____________ have a subject and a predicate.

• Complete sentences
• A fragment
• A run-on sentence

2. ______________ is a group of words missing a subject or a predicate.

• A Complete sentence
• A fragment
• A run-on sentence

3. ________________ incorrectly joins two or more sentences.

• A complete sentence

• A fragment
• A run-on sentence

4. An example of a complete sentence is —

• Wants to be an architect.
• My big brother wants to be an architect.
• My big brother.

5. An example of a complete sentence is —

• Plants make their own food through photosynthesis.
• Make their own food through photosynthesis. Use sunlight to change carbon dioxide and water into food.
• Use sunlight to change carbon dioxide and water into food.

6. Which sentence is a run-on sentence.

• Owns and manages a movie theater in the city.
• Peter’s Pet Emporium has a wide range of animals looking for new homes.
• Peter’s Pet Emporium has a wide range of animals looking for new homes they have all the supplies you will need.

7. Which sentence is a fragment .

• After waiting all day for the mail to come.
• He decided to go home and play with his sister.
• After making three baskets, the boy helped his team win.

8. Which sentence is correct?

• There are over 12,000 ant species in the world, about 1,000 ant species inhabit North America.
• Owns and manages a movie theater in the city.
• Simone, Alfonso, May, and Kim checked the projectors.

9. An example of a complete sentence is —

• Tina and Lili planned to go to the movies and get ice cream.
• After the movie. Forgot her money borrowed some.
• Not enough for movie and ice cream.

10. Which sentence is correct?

• I love to play softball, I like my team.
• His uncle is a teacher he teaches science.
• Linda has an uncle in England, and he invited her to visit.