Identifying and Fixing Sentence Fragments

What is a complete sentence?

• A group of words that only contains a verb.

• A group of words that expresses an incomplete thought.

• A group of words that contains a subject and a verb and can stand on its own.

• A group of words that only contains a subject.

Which of the following is an example of a complete sentence?

• Was dancing last night.

• Celebrated at graduation.

• Having a snack downstairs.

• The father cooked dinner for his family.

What is an imperative sentence?

• A sentence that expresses a complete thought.

• A sentence that contains a subject and a verb.

• A sentence that gives a command or makes a request.

• A sentence that asks a question.

Which of the following is an imperative sentence?

• The children are playing.

• They went to the park.

• Stop doing that.

• She is reading a book.

What is a sentence fragment?

• A sentence that contains a subject and a verb.

• An incomplete sentence that may be missing a subject or a verb.

• A sentence that expresses a complete thought.

• A complete sentence with a subject and a verb.

Which of the following is a sentence fragment missing a subject?

• The children are playing.

• Is having a snack downstairs.

• They went to the park.

• She is reading a book.

How can you correct the sentence fragment 'is having a snack downstairs'?

• Brandon is having a snack downstairs.

• Is having a snack.

• Having a snack downstairs.

• Snack downstairs.

Which of the following is a sentence fragment missing a verb?

• She is not afraid of anything.

• The children sitting downstairs.

• I have seen a blue bird this morning.

• The children are playing.

How can you correct the sentence fragment 'the children sitting downstairs'?

• The children are sitting downstairs.

• The children downstairs.

• Children sitting downstairs.

• The children sit downstairs.

Which of the following is an advanced sentence fragment?

• The children are playing.

• After I get home from work.

• She is reading a book.

• They went to the park.