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Sentences and Fragments Practice

A Grade 3 ELA worksheet to help students identify and correct complete sentences and sentence fragments.

Grade 3 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsSentence StructureSentences and Fragments
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Multiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksTrue / FalseLong Answer

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.F

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ELAGrammarSentencesFragmentsGrade 3
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Sentences and Fragments Practice

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Read each section carefully and follow the directions. Remember, a complete sentence has a subject (who or what the sentence is about) and a predicate (what the subject is doing or what is being said about the subject). A fragment is an incomplete thought.

Read each group of words. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?

1. The little bird sang a happy song.

a

Complete Sentence

b

Fragment

2. Running very fast.

a

Complete Sentence

b

Fragment

3. My friend and I went to the park.

a

Complete Sentence

b

Fragment

Add words to each fragment to make it a complete sentence.

1. The big dog  .

2. Jumped high  .

3. My sister  .

Read each statement. Mark 'True' if it is a complete sentence and 'False' if it is a fragment.

1. Under the tall tree.

T

True

F

False

2. The sun shines brightly.

T

True

F

False

Write two complete sentences about your favorite animal. Then, write one sentence fragment about your least favorite food.

My Favorite Animal:

My Least Favorite Food (Fragment):