Sentence, Fragment,
or
Run-on Sentence
Classifying
by
Clause
Subjects
and
Predicates
Subject Complements
Object Complements
100

When I left this morning. 

What is a fragment? 

100

The baby is adorable!

What is a simple sentence? 

100

He changed the oil in his car. 

What is "he" as the subject and "changed" as the predicate? 

100

Amanda is a dancer. 

What is "dancer" as the predicate nominative? 

100

Raven baked cupcakes for her friend's party. 

What is "cupcakes" as the direct object? 

200

Please pass me the mashed potatoes. 

Double Jeopardy: Classify by Purpose 

What is a sentence? 

What is imperative? 

200
While she is fascinated by Great White Sharks, she would never want to swim with one! 

What is complex? 

200

Daphne didn't sleep last night. 

What is "Daphne" as the subject and "did sleep" as the predicate? 

200

Andrew is strong and courageous. 

What are "strong" and "courageous" as predicate adjectives? 
200
Raven gave her mom a cupcake to make sure they were good.  

What is "mom" as the indirect object and "cupcake" as the direct object. 

300
All of the teachers like her but she is very mean to her peers. 

What is a run-on? 

300

All of the teachers like her, but she is very mean to her peers. 

What is compound? 

300

Have you ever read "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell? 

What is "you" as the subject and "have read" as the predicate? 

300

Daphne is one of the best workers in her department. 

What is "one" as the predicate nominative? 

300

The recipe for the cupcakes was an old, family recipe that her grandmother developed. 

What is there are no object complements? 

400

He is

What is a fragment? 

400

When buying a birthday gift for his cousin, he wasn't sure what to pick; therefore, he bought his cousin two presents: chocolate and a Lego set. 

What is compound-complex? 

400

At the Aquarium, Isabella fed the stingrays and watched the sea lion show. 

What is "Isabella" as the subject and "fed" and "watched" as the compound predicate? 

400

We are waiting for you. 

What is there is no subject complement? 

400
At the party, Raven and her friends ate pizza, chips, and dip for dinner!. 

What are "pizza," "chips," and "dip" as the direct objects. 

500

Are you available next week? 

What is a sentence? 

500

After making dinner, the mother folded her family's laundry and put it away for them. 

What is complex? 

500

Here are your burgers and fries!

What is "burgers" and "fries" as the compound subject and "are" as the predicate. 

500

She swam very well in the competition! 

What is there is no subject complement? 

500

During dessert, Raven sat next to Tyler and encouraged him to try one of her cupcakes. 

What is "him" as the direct object? 

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