Sentence Structure and Clarity Test

Which sentence is complete?

• Because it was raining.

• Running in the park.

• The students laughed.

• After the bell.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Choose the subject: The tall giraffe ate the leaves.

• ate

• tall

• leaves

• giraffe

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which are sentence fragments? (Choose 2)

• The dog barked loudly.

• After lunch.

• Because I was late.

• She wrote an essay.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Put the words in order: cake / a birthday / she baked / for / her brother

• a birthday

• for

• cake

• she baked

• her brother

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which is the predicate in this sentence? The teacher explained the lesson.

• teacher

• explained the lesson

• lesson

• explained

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which is the clearest sentence?

• The girl she ran home.

• The girl ran home.

• Ran the girl home.

• The girl the ran.

Fix this fragment: Because the rain was heavy.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Which sentences are written clearly? (Choose 2)

• The sun rises in the east.

• The boy the boy ran fast.

• We finished our homework on time.

• After school went I.

Put the words in order to make a clear sentence:

to / walked / the store / after school / I

• walked

• to

• I

• after school

• the store

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which word BEST improves this sentence? She ____ her project neatly.

• happy

• completed

• quickly

• big

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G