Complete Sentences Quiz for 5th Grade: Test Your Grammar Skills

🧠 Quick Study Guide: Complete Sentences

• 💡 A complete sentence expresses a complete thought.
• 👤 It always has a subject (who or what the sentence is about).
• 🗣️ It also has a predicate (what the subject does or is).
• 🅰️ Capitalization: Every sentence starts with a capital letter.
• 🛑 Punctuation: Every sentence ends with a punctuation mark (period, question mark, or exclamation point).
• ✂️ A fragment is an incomplete thought, missing either a subject, a predicate, or both.
• 🔗 A run-on sentence incorrectly joins two or more complete thoughts without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

📝 Practice Quiz: Complete Sentences

1. Which of the following is a complete sentence?
   A) Running quickly down the street.
   B) The dog barked loudly at the mailman.
   C) Because it was raining.
   D) My favorite color.
2. Identify the subject in the following sentence: "The tall, green tree swayed in the wind."
   A) swayed
   B) in the wind
   C) The tall, green tree
   D) green
3. Which option correctly completes the sentence fragment: "____________ played soccer in the park."
   A) After school
   B) My friends
   C) And cheered
   D) Very exciting
4. Which sentence is a run-on sentence?
   A) I love to read books, and my sister loves to draw.
   B) The cat slept soundly on the couch.
   C) We went to the store we bought some apples.
   D) Will you come to the party?
5. Choose the sentence that is a complete thought and correctly punctuated.
   A) Running very fast.
   B) The birds sang sweetly.
   C) In the big blue sky.
   D) My homework.
6. What is missing from this sentence fragment: "Jumped over the fence."
   A) A predicate
   B) A subject
   C) A capital letter
   D) Punctuation
7. Which sentence is NOT a complete sentence?
   A) My brother ate an apple.
   B) She likes to sing.
   C) Walking to the store.
   D) The car drove away.