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Complete Sentences, Fragments, and Run-Ons

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

A Complete Sentence must have what three things:

a)

Subject,

Verb, &

Complete Thought

b)

Subject, Verb, & a Noun

c)

Noun, Adjective, & Complete Thought

d)

Adjective, Verb, & Noun

2.

Is this a Sentence or a Fragment:

Long, long ago, in a faraway land.

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Fragment

3.

Is this a Sentence or a Fragment:

She was still very unhappy.

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Fragment

4.

Is this a Sentence or a Fragment:

Her twin brother, Prince Reginald, would become king.

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Fragment

5.

Is this a Sentence or a Fragment:

A very cruel and unkind man.

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Fragment

6.

Is this a Sentence or a Fragment:

Set out to rescue her.

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Fragment

7.

Are both of these phrases Complete Sentences, or do they include a Fragment?

Then I attended Morris Junior High. A junior high that was a bad experience.

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Fragment

8.

Are both of these phrases Complete Sentences, or do they include a Fragment?

The scene was filled with beauty. Such as the sun sending its brilliant rays to the earth and the leaves of various shades of red, yellow, and brown moving slowly in the wind.

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Fragment

9.

Are both of these phrases Complete Sentences, or do they include a Fragment?

He talked for fifty minutes without taking his eyes off his notes. Like other teachers in that department, he did not encourage students' questions.

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Fragment

10.

Are both of these phrases Complete Sentences, or do they include a Fragment?

Within each group, a wide range of features to choose from. It was difficult to distinguish between them.

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Fragment

11.

Are both of these phrases Complete Sentences, or do they include a Fragment?

A few of the less serious fellows would go into a bar for a steak dinner and a few glasses of beer. After this meal, they were ready for anything.

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Fragment

12.

Is this a Complete Sentence or a Run-On?

Reindeer aren't native to Alaska they were imported from Siberia.

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Run-On

13.

Is this a Complete Sentence or a Run-On?

Some shrimp shells look like clown suits others have stripes like flags.

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Run-On

14.

Is this a Complete Sentence or a Run-On?

The pig is probably descended from wild boars.

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Run-On

15.

Is this a Complete Sentence or a Run-On?

Pearls form inside the shells of certain oysters.

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Run-On

16.

Is this a Complete Sentence or a Run-On?

Parrots have large beaks, some hang by their beaks.

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Run-On

17.

Is this a Complete Sentence or a Run-On?

Pandas look like bears they are related to raccoons.

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Run-On

18.

Is this a Complete Sentence or a Run-On?

The Pacific Ocean contains many islands, some were formed by volcanoes.

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Run-On

19.

Is this a Complete Sentence or a Run-On?

The world's first maker of paper was the wasp:

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Run-On

20.

A Run-On created by only putting a comma in between two sentences is called a(n)...

a)

Coma Run-On

b)

Comma Conjunction

c)

Comma Splice

d)

Comma Slice