Free worksheets · Grade 5
Complete Sentences and Fragments Worksheet
Decide whether each one is a complete sentence or a fragment.
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Complete Sentences and Fragments
15 questions, one page, US Letter. Print it and do it on paper.
On the sheet: Choose A) sentence or B) fragment for each one.
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About this worksheet
A complete sentence has a subject and a verb and makes sense on its own: The dog barked all night.
A fragment is missing a part or leaves a thought unfinished, even with a capital letter and a period: Running down the hill. Because the bus was late.
A worked example
When the music finally stopped.
- It has a subject and a verb: the music stopped.
- But when leaves the thought unfinished. What happened when the music stopped?
Answer: B) fragment
The common mistake
What it looks like: Calling "Because the bus was late." a sentence because it has a subject and a verb.
Why it happens: Checking for a subject and a verb is the rule children learn first.
How to fix it: Read it aloud on its own. If you're left waiting for the rest (because… what?), it's a fragment.
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