To solve this worksheet, we need to look at each group of words and decide if it is a
complete sentence or a
fragment.
*
Complete Sentence (S): Has a subject (who or what) and a verb (action), and it expresses a complete thought. It usually starts with a capital letter and ends with punctuation.
*
Fragment (F): Is missing a subject, a verb, or doesn't express a complete thought. It feels like part of a sentence that got cut off.
Let's go through them one by one:
1.
"Yesterday when I got off the school bus."
* This tells us *when* something happened, but it doesn't tell us *what* happened. It is incomplete.
* Answer:
F
2.
"My friend Sheila and I saw a brown toad hopping on the sidewalk."
* Subject: My friend Sheila and I. Verb: saw. It tells a whole story.
* Answer:
S
3.
"Yelled and screamed when she saw it."
* Who yelled? We don't know. The subject is missing.
* Answer:
F
4.
"My friend Sheila, who is scared of all reptiles."
* This describes Sheila, but it doesn't say what she did. It leaves us hanging.
* Answer:
F
5.
"I picked up the toad and looked closely at it."
* Subject: I. Verbs: picked up, looked. Complete thought.
* Answer:
S
6.
"Had dry, bumpy skin on its body."
* What had dry skin? The subject (the toad) is missing.
* Answer:
F
7.
"Sheila said, 'I don't want to see that ugly toad!'"
* Subject: Sheila. Verb: said. It includes a complete quote.
* Answer:
S
8.
"Said, 'Then close your eyes Sheila.'"
* Who said it? The subject is missing.
* Answer:
F
9.
"Sheila was mad and she ran off."
* Subject: Sheila / she. Verbs: was / ran. Complete thought.
* Answer:
S
10.
"I put the toad in my backpack."
* Subject: I. Verb: put. Complete thought.
* Answer:
S
11.
"Took it home to show my brother."
* Who took it? The subject "I" is missing.
* Answer:
F
12.
"My brother wasn't home from school yet."
* Subject: My brother. Verb: wasn't. Complete thought.
* Answer:
S
13.
"Then I put the backpack on the living room sofa."
* Subject: I. Verb: put. Complete thought.
* Answer:
S
14.
"The toad was still inside."
* Subject: The toad. Verb: was. Complete thought.
* Answer:
S
15.
"My mother opened the backpack to see what homework I had."
* Subject: My mother. Verb: opened. Complete thought.
* Answer:
S
16.
"Hopped out of the backpack and began jumping around the living room floor."
* Who hopped? The subject (the toad) is missing.
* Answer:
F
17.
"Screamed loudly!"
* Who screamed? The subject is missing.
* Answer:
F
18.
"Do you think my mother will let me keep the little brown toad?"
* This is a question, but it has a subject (you/my mother) and verbs (think/will let). It is a complete sentence.
* Answer:
S
Final Answer:
1. F
2. S
3. F
4. F
5. S
6. F
7. S
8. F
9. S
10. S
11. F
12. S
13. S
14. S
15. S
16. F
17. F
18. S
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of fragments and run ons worksheet.
