Name __________________________________ Date __________________________

SENTENCES AND SENTENCE FRAGMENTS

A sentence expresses a complete thought or idea and contains a subject and a predicate (a
verb). When a sentence is unfinished, either because it is missing a subject or verb, or
because it lacks the information needed to express the thought, it is a sentence fragment.
For each of the following, write S on the line if it is a complete sentence. Write F if it
is a sentence fragment.
1. ___ Long, long ago, in a faraway land.
2. ___ There lived a princess named Gretchen.
3. ___ The most beautiful girl in the land.
4. ___ She was still very unhappy.
5. ___ Her 21st birthday was approaching.
6. ___ Her twin brother, Prince Reginald, would become king.
7. ___ She would have to marry King Jomen of Far Land.
8. ___ A very cruel and unkind man.
9. ___ She decided to run away and formed an excellent plan.
10. ___ The plan required the help of her friends, Grumpy and Happy.
11. ___ They were eager to help, as they did not like the idea of their friend being
unhappy for the rest of her life.
12. ___ She disguised herself as a maid and left the palace.
13. ___ Unfortunately, her brother saw her and thought she was being kidnapped.
14. ___ Set out to rescue her.
15. ___ She ran until she reached Near Land.
16. ___ A happy and somewhat silly place full of very silly people.
17. ___ When Prince Reginald reached Near Land.
18. ___ She agreed to go home when he promised that when he became king, he would
not make her marry anybody.
If the group of words is a complete sentence, write the letter S on the line.
If the group of words is a fragment, write an F on the line.
_______ 1. Yesterday when I got off the school bus.
_______ 2. My friend Sheila and I saw a brown toad hopping on the sidewalk.
_______ 3. Yelled and screamed when she saw it.
_______ 4. My friend Sheila, who is scared of all reptiles.
_______ 5. I picked up the toad and looked closely at it.
_______ 6. Had dry, bumpy skin on its body.
_______ 7. Shelia said, I don't want to see that ugly toad!
_______ 8. Said, Then close your eyes Sheila.
_______ 9. Sheila was mad and she ran off.
_______ 10. I put the toad in my backpack.
_______ 11. Took it home to show my brother.
_______ 12. My brother wasn't home from school yet.
_______ 13. Then I put the backpack on the living room sofa.
_______ 14. The toad was still inside.
_______ 15. My mother opened the backpack to see what homework I had.
_______ 16. Hopped out of the backpack and began jumping around the living room floor.
_______ 17. Screamed loudly!
_______ 18. Do you think my mother will let me keep the little brown toad?