An exercise where students read ten sets of three sentences and chooses which sentence in each set is a complete sentence. When finished, students can check their answers and see the correct answers to any that were missed.

What are sentence fragments and run-on sentences? Explore this informative resource to review the meaning and some examples of these. Provides techniques for avoiding fragments and run-ons in writing assignments.

Ten questions asking students to identify the difference between complete sentences and sentence fragments.

This lesson focuses on complete sentences, fragments, subordinating conjunctions, and dependent clauses. It defines each and provides examples; then provides a self-assessment in which students read sentences or parts of sentences and...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This downloadable reference provides notes and examples of different types of sentences. Simple sentences, compound sentences, and complex sentences are discussed on the resource pages.

Practice sentence skills by choosing the sentence fragment in each of 20 passage.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explanations and examples that teach how to identify and correct errors in subject/verb agreement, comma splices, sentence fragments, capitalization of titles and...

Read the passage and choose the part that is a fragment.

Practice sentence skills by looking at each sentence in a passage and deciding if it is a complete sentence or a fragment.

Practice sentence skills by choosing the correction that will turn in each fragment into a complete sentence.

Practice sentence skills by choosing the correction that will turn in each fragment into a complete sentence.

Practice sentence skills by choosing the correction that will turn in each fragment into a complete sentence.

A PowerPoint slide explaining common sentence errors and how to correct them. Questions that may be found on standardized tests are included.

Practice sentence skills by identifying the type of fragment in each short passage: subordinate clause, participle phrase, infinitive phrase, afterthought, lonely verb, or appositive.

This site has an index to interactive exercises testing knowledge of various types of grammar. Some categories offer basic and advanced exercises. Answers are explained.

A five-question quiz where students are asked to determine if each group of words is a complete sentence or a fragment. Immediate feedback is provided for each answer and a percentage score is tallied and displayed throughout the quiz.

Twenty short passages each containing one sentence fragment which students are asked to choose. Feedback for each answer is given along with the option of reading an explanation of why the answer is correct or incorrect. Passages and a...

Notes and examples explaining how to recognize an adjective clause, how to punctuate it correctly, and how to avoid writing it as a sentence fragment.

Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews complete vs. incomplete sentences, and types of sentences.

This lesson focuses on fragments and run-on sentences including explaining dependent and independent clauses, fragments, run-ons, comma splices, and coordinating conjunctions. It provides examples and links to quizzes.

This interactive focuses on complete sentences; it provides notes explaining what makes a complete sentence and two practices identifying complete sentences.

The goal of this site is to be able to recognize a complete sentence when you see one. It lists several characteristics of a complete sentence and provides links to various parts of the sentence.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will be able to distinguish between sentences and fragments. They will also be looking at subjects and predicates.