ELA: Sentence Structure Unit Test Part 1

Fragments — Define a sentence fragment and give two examples. Which option best defines a sentence fragment?

• A group of words that expresses a complete thought with a subject and a predicate

• A dependent or incomplete thought that is missing a subject, a predicate, or both

• A long sentence that contains two or more clauses joined correctly

• A sentence that ends with a question mark

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Fragments — Fix this fragment to form a complete sentence: "Running toward the finish line." Choose the best revision.

• Running toward the finish line.

• Running toward the finish line, because the crowd was cheering.

• She ran toward the finish line.

• Because running toward the finish line.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Fragments — Identify whether this is a fragment or a complete sentence: "Because the sun was setting."

• Fragment

• Complete sentence

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Fragments — Write a fragment that begins with a subordinating conjunction. Which option is a fragment that begins with a subordinating conjunction?

• Although we were tired

• We were tired after the hike

• The tired hikers rested at camp

• They rested and ate dinner

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Fragments — Convert your fragment from the previous prompt into a complete sentence using a subject and predicate. Which option is a complete sentence created from a fragment that began with a subordinating conjunction?

• Although we were tired.

• Although we were tired, we finished the trail.

• Although tired and hungry.

• Tired although we were.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Subject and Predicate — Underline the complete subject in: "The tall, green trees swayed in the strong wind." Which words are the complete subject?

• The tall, green trees

• tall, green trees swayed

• swayed in the strong wind

• the strong wind

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

Subject and Predicate — Underline the complete predicate in: "My brother and I built a treehouse last weekend." Which words are the complete predicate?

• My brother and I

• built a treehouse last weekend

• a treehouse

• last weekend

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

Subject and Predicate — Write a sentence and circle the subject, then explain why it is the subject. Which choice best describes the subject of a sentence?

• The action or state of being in the sentence

• The noun or pronoun that the sentence is about

• Any adjective that describes a noun

• A phrase that begins with a preposition

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

Subject and Predicate — Write a sentence with a compound subject and underline the predicate. Which sentence contains a compound subject?

• The dog barked at the mail carrier.

• Mia and Carlos finished the poster before lunch.

• The team celebrated after the game.

• The librarian helped the student.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

Subject and Predicate — Combine this subject and predicate into a grammatically correct sentence. Subject: "The excited students" Predicate: "will present their projects tomorrow." Choose the correct combined sentence.

• Will present their projects tomorrow the excited students.

• The excited students will present their projects tomorrow.

• The excited students projects tomorrow will present.

• Tomorrow will present their projects the excited students.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C