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Grade 4 Language - Sentence Structure

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Sentences should be written in complete sentences with both a subject and a verb. If a sentence does not have a subject, the student should be able to recognize that. They should correct both run-on sentences and fragments. Correcting these problems will strengthen students' writings. In this quiz, the students will complete the sentences and correct fragments and run-ons.

1 .
Read the statement below.
After my dog barked, I knew he was hungry.
What needs to change in this sentence to make it a complete sentence?
It needs a subject added to it.
It needs a verb added to it.
It needs to be divided into two sentences.
It is already a complete sentence.
This sentence already contains a subject and verb.
2 .
Read the statement below.
Patty cried.
What is wrong with it?
It is a fragment.
It is a run-on sentence.
Nothing. It is a complete sentence.
It needs both a subject and verb.
Even though this is a short sentence, it does contain a subject and verb.
3 .
Choose what is missing from this statement to make it a complete sentence.
In the morning, ____.
apples and oranges
is time to sleep
we took a test
cried and screamed
This sentence needs both the subject and the verb.
4 .
Read the statement below.
April and May are two months they are close together.
What needs to change in this sentence to make it a complete sentence?
It needs a subject added to it.
It needs to be divided into two sentences.
It needs a verb added to it.
It needs both a subject and verb added to it.
This is a run-on sentence.
5 .
Choose what is missing from this statement to make it a complete sentence.
Bike riders in the park ____.
and runners
went home
on Sundays
for no reason
This sentence needs a predicate.
6 .
Choose what is missing from this statement to make it a complete sentence.
The clock on the table ____.
with the vase
made noise
and the books on the shelf
quietly
This sentence needs a predicate.
7 .
Read the statement below.
Answered the question.
What is wrong with it?
It is a fragment.
It is a run-on.
It is a complete sentence.
It needs both a subject and verb.
This statement is a fragment because it needs a subject.
8 .
Choose what is missing from this statement to make it a complete sentence.
Since we learned to dance, ____.
and sing from an expert
singing and playing an instrument
by asking a friend to teach us
we have been dancing all the time
This completes the sentence because it needs an independent clause.
9 .
Choose what is missing from this statement to make it a complete sentence.
____ ran home from the party.
Children
In the house
Mom is
cried and
This sentence needs a subject.
10 .
Read the statement below.
The chair and table near the wall.
What needs to change in this sentence to make it a complete sentence?
A verb or predicate needs adding.
A subject needs adding.
A subject and verb or predicate needs adding.
It is already a complete sentence.
This is only part of a sentence and needs completing with a verb and predicate.
Author:  Amy Flanders

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