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Simple & Compound Sentences + Fragments

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The big brown dog ran after the blue and red ball.

a)

compound sentence

b)

fragment

c)

simple sentence

2.

The teacher and the principal met in the hall near the library.

a)

compound sentence

b)

fragment

c)

simple sentence

3.

Many brave soldiers fought in the war, and they received medals.

a)

compound sentence

b)

fragment

c)

simple sentence

4.

The drummers played a long time, but the piano players stopped early.

a)

compound sentence

b)

fragment

c)

simple sentence

5.

She dropped the pan and the plate, but she held on to the spoon.

a)

compound sentence

b)

fragment

c)

simple sentence

6.

Morgan and Riley plan to enter their robot in an engineering competition.

a)

fragment

b)

compound sentence

c)

simple sentence

7.

The second place prize is three hundred dollars, and the third place prize is one hundred dollars.

a)

fragment

b)

compound sentence

c)

simple sentence

8.

Their robot can follow a simple path through a maze.

a)

fragment

b)

compound sentence

c)

simple sentence

9.

The robot can also sort objects, but it cannot count.

a)

fragment

b)

compound sentence

c)

simple sentence

10.

John runs in the park, but Jim likes to skate.

a)

simple sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

fragment

11.

On Saturday, we ate French toast.

a)

simple sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

fragment

12.

The team scored three touchdowns, punted twice, and rushed for a thousand yards.

a)

simple sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

fragment

13.

The wind howled, yet the windows did not shake.

a)

simple sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

fragment

14.

The game will end after the final touchdown.

a)

simple sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

fragment

15.

May weigh up to three thousand pounds.

a)

compound sentence

b)

fragment

c)

simple sentence

16.

Live in herds and feed on grass.

a)

compound sentence

b)

fragment

c)

simple sentence

17.

Once roamed across North America.

a)

compound sentence

b)

fragment

c)

simple sentence

18.

Now, more than thirty thousand.

a)

compound sentence

b)

fragment

c)

simple sentence

19.

Supplies for school at my desk.

a)

fragment

b)

compound sentence

c)

simple sentence

20.

I am using my old backpack.

a)

fragment

b)

simple sentence

c)

compound sentence

21.

Gave me a blue writing folder.

a)

fragment

b)

simple sentence

c)

compound sentence

22.

Tomorrow we meet our writing buddies.

a)

fragment

b)

simple sentence

c)

compound sentence

23.

We will write stories together.

a)

fragment

b)

simple sentence

c)

compound sentence

24.

Wrote a story about summer camp.

a)

fragment

b)

simple sentence

c)

compound sentence

25.

What makes something a complete sentence?

a)

It has a subject.

b)

It has a predicate.

c)

It forms a complete thought that can stand alone.

d)

All of the above.

26.

What is a simple sentence?

a)

at least two subjects and two predicates joined by a conjunction

b)

a sentence with one subject and one predicate

c)

an incomplete sentence

d)

something that expresses an idea

27.

What is a compound sentence?

a)

a sentence with at least two subjects and two predicates joined by a conjunction

b)

a sentence with one subject and one predicate

c)

an incomplete sentence

d)

something that expresses an idea

28.

What is a fragment?

a)

a sentence with at least two subjects and two predicates joined by a conjunction

b)

a sentence with one subject and one predicate

c)

an incomplete sentence

d)

something that expresses an idea

29.

What makes something a fragment?

a)

It is missing a subject.

b)

It is missing a predicate.

c)

It expresses an incomplete thought.

d)

Any of the above.