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English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 4 Language - Sentence Structure (Questions)

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

10.

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.

English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 4 Language - Sentence Structure (Answers)

Choose what is missing from this statement to make it a complete sentence.
The clock on the table ____.

[ ]	with the vase
[x]	made noise
[ ]	and the books on the shelf
[ ]	quietly

This sentence needs a predicate.

Choose what is missing from this statement to make it a complete sentence.
____ ran home from the party.

[x]	Children
[ ]	In the house
[ ]	Mom is
[ ]	cried and

This sentence needs a subject.

Choose what is missing from this statement to make it a complete sentence.
In the morning, ____.

[ ]	apples and oranges
[ ]	is time to sleep
[x]	we took a test
[ ]	cried and screamed

This sentence needs both the subject and the verb.

Choose what is missing from this statement to make it a complete sentence.
Bike riders in the park ____.

[ ]	and runners
[x]	went home
[ ]	on Sundays
[ ]	for no reason

This sentence needs a predicate.

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
[x]	we have been dancing all the time

This completes the sentence because it needs an independent clause.

Read the statement below.
Answered the question.
What is wrong with it?

[x]	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.

Read the statement below.
Patty cried.
What is wrong with it?

[ ]	It is a fragment.
[ ]	It is a run-on sentence.
[x]	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.

Read the statement below.
The chair and table near the wall.
What needs to change in this sentence to make it a complete sentence?

[x]	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.

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.
[x]	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.

10.

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.
[x]	It is already a complete sentence.

This sentence already contains a subject and verb.