Complete Sentences, Fragments, and Run-Ons

What is another word for "complete sentence"?

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

• Fragment

• Phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What do you call something that's not finished?

• Fragment

• Complete sentence

• Independent clause

• Phrase

What do phrases have?

• Either a subject or a predicate only

• Both a subject and a predicate

• Only a subject

• Only a predicate

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

What do dependent clauses have?

• A subject and a verb

• Only a subject

• Only a verb

• Neither a subject nor a verb

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What do run-on sentences often lack?

• A comma or a coordinating conjunction

• A subject

• A predicate

• A verb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What is a compound sentence?

• Two sentences joined with a word like 'and' or 'but'

• A sentence with a subject and a verb

• A sentence that is incomplete

• A sentence with a part that can't stand alone

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which word best completes the sentence: "This is so confusing ___ I'm going to complain about it."

• and

• but

• because

• or

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Which word best fits the sentence: "I have an idea, ___ let's go to the school dance."

• and

• but

• because

• or

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Which word best fits the sentence: "I wanted to go to the park ___ it started raining."

• and

• but

• because

• or

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Which word best fits in the sentence: "She likes reading mystery books ___ historical stories."

• and

• but

• because

• or

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A