Sentence Fragments
Decide if this is a complete sentence or a fragment: "After the bell rings."
fragment
Tell if this sentence has a compound subject, compound predicate, or both: "Ben and Ana ran to the park."
compound subject
Decide if this is simple or compound: "Tom read a book, and Sara drew a picture."
compound
Identify if this sentence is simple, complex, or compound‑complex: "When the bell rang, the students left."
complex
Pick the part of speech: "fast" in the sentence
"The dog ran fast."
(choices: noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
"fast" — Adverb (it describes how the dog ran)
Is this a fragment or a sentence? "The dog under the table."
fragment
Tell if this sentence has a compound subject, compound predicate, or both: "The wind howled and shook the windows."
compound predicate
Decide if this is simple or compound: "The bell rang loudly."
simple
Tell whether this sentence is complex or compound: "I ate lunch after I finished my work."
complex "I ate lunch after I finished my work." — Complex (dependent clause: "after I finished my work")
Pick the part of speech: "Jump" in the sentence "Please jump high." (choices: noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
jump- verb
Fix this fragment into a complete sentence (write one short sentence): "Because I was late."
Because I was late for the bus, I missed first period.
Identify the compound parts: "Maria and John played soccer and scored goals."
compound subject: Maria and John
compound predicate: played and scored
Combine these two simple sentences into one compound sentence using a comma and a conjunction: "I finished my homework. I watched TV."
"I finished my homework, and I watched TV."
Label the dependent clause and the independent clause in this sentence: "Because it was raining, we stayed inside and played cards."
dependent clause: Because it was raining,
independent clause in this sentence: we stayed inside and played cards."
Find the noun and the verb in this sentence: "The teacher smiled."
noun: teacher
verb: smiled
Explain why this is a fragment: "When she opened the box"
not a complete thought
Reword this sentence to have a compound predicate (keep the same subject): "The cat slept."
The cat ate and slept.
Change this compound sentence to two simple sentences: "She cooked dinner, and he washed the dishes."
She cooked dinner. He washed the dishes."
Rewrite this complex sentence as a simple sentence (keep the main idea): "Although she was tired, she finished her homework."
"She finished her homework."
What part of speech is the word "small" and explain why:
"She gave him a small gift."
"small" — Adjective (it describes the noun "gift")
Turn this fragment into a full sentence that shows who, what, and when: "Before the movie"
Before the movie, Gabe bought popcorn and a soda.
Create one sentence with a compound subject and a compound predicate (keep it short).
Riley and Emma screamed and jumped for joy.
Write one compound sentence that uses two independent clauses and a clear comma + coordinating conjunction.
George finished his homework, so he could play video games.
Create one compound‑complex sentence (use two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause).
While it rained, Jenna read a book, and Mark made tea."
Write one short sentence that includes a noun, a verb, an adjective, and an adverb. Then label each word with its part of speech.
"The quick rabbit hopped quickly." — Noun: "rabbit"; Adjective: "quick"; Verb: "hopped"; Adverb: "quickly"