Test questions about sentence fragments and run-on sentences for Grade 5

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔍 A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence. It's missing a subject, a verb, or doesn't express a complete thought.
• 📝 Example of a fragment: Running quickly. (Missing a subject)
• ✅ A complete sentence has a subject, a verb, and expresses a complete thought.
• 💡 Example of a complete sentence: The dog is running quickly.
• 🛑 A run-on sentence combines two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions.
• ✏️ Example of a run-on sentence: I went to the store I bought some milk.
• ✨ To fix a run-on sentence, you can: add a period, add a comma and a conjunction (like 'and', 'but', 'or'), or use a semicolon.

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
   1. The cat sat on the mat.
   2. Because it was raining.
   3. He ate his dinner quickly.
   4. She is a talented singer.
2. Which of the following is a complete sentence?
   1. After the game.
   2. Running in the park.
   3. The birds are singing.
   4. When the sun sets.
3. Which of the following is a run-on sentence?
   1. I like to read books, and my sister likes to watch movies.
   2. She went to school she forgot her lunch.
   3. The flowers are blooming in the garden.
   4. Because I was tired, I went to bed early.
4. Which of the following correctly fixes the run-on sentence: "He went to the park he played on the swings"?
   1. He went to the park, and he played on the swings.
   2. He went to the park he played on the swings,
   3. He went to the park and he played on the swings.
   4. He went to the park, he played on the swings.
5. Identify the sentence fragment:
   1. The dog barks loudly.
   2. Before going to bed.
   3. She enjoys playing soccer.
   4. They are building a house.
6. Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
   1. We went to the beach the water was cold.
   2. We went to the beach, but the water was cold.
   3. We went to the beach; the water was cold
   4. We went to the beach, the water was cold.
7. What is the best way to correct this run-on sentence: "The sun is shining it is a beautiful day"?
   1. The sun is shining, it is a beautiful day.
   2. The sun is shining, so it is a beautiful day.
   3. The sun is shining because it is a beautiful day
   4. The sun is shining; it is a beautiful day