Practice
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _______________________________________
Teacher: _____________________________________
Please read carefully. Do not scratch your answer. Use only a black or blue pen.
Section 1: Identify whether each group of words is a complete sentence or a sentence
fragment. Write S for a sentence and F for a fragment.
1. The baby laughed at the funny clown __________
2. Walking to school every morning. __________
Each group of words below is a sentence fragment. Rewrite each one as a complete sentence
on the line provided.
1. Before she finished her homework.
2. Jumping over the fence.
Decide whether the underlined word or word group is the subject or the predicate. Write S if
the word or word group is the subject or P if it is the predicate.
1. Several people arrived late to the meeting.
2. The old car stopped in the middle of the road.
Identify whether the underlined word or group of words is the complete predicate or the verb
(simple predicate). Write CP for complete predicate and V for verb.
1. They traveled to Spain last summer.
2. The chef prepared a delicious meal for us.
Underline the complete subject and circle the complete predicate in each sentence.
1. The excited crowd cheered for the home team.
2. The hardworking firefighters quickly put out the fire.
Underline the verb phrase in each sentence.
1. He might have forgotten his keys at home.
2. I have been learning Spanish for three years.