Sentence Fragments Quiz: Spot and Fix Incomplete Sentences
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Editorial: Review CompletedUpdated Aug 25, 2025
This quiz helps you spot sentence fragments and choose the best fix in clear, short items. Work through 20 questions to tell complete sentences from fragments and build confident grammar skills. If you want more practice, try sentence correction practice, check which sentence is correct, or strengthen structure with compound complex sentence practice.
Study Outcomes
- Identify sentence fragments in written texts.
- Analyze sentence structure to distinguish between complete sentences and fragments.
- Apply rules of grammar to correct fragment errors.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of sentence repairs for clarity and coherence.
Fragment Quiz: Practice Test Cheat Sheet
- Master the Sentence Fragment - Sentence fragments are like half-finished thoughts that leave your reader hanging because they're missing a subject, a verb, or a complete idea. Think of "Because I was late" as a teaser trailer that never delivers the movie! Spot these tiny oopsies, then give them the punch they deserve.
- Spot Missing Subjects - If you see "Went to the store," you've encountered a subject-shaped hole waiting to be filled. Just pop in "She," "He," or "They," and voilà - you've got a sentence that stands tall. Turning fragments into heroes is easier than you think!
- Hunt for Lost Verbs - "The boy on the bike" is a cool image, but it's not doing anything - no pedal-pushing action! Add "is riding fast" and watch your sentence zoom ahead. Treat verbs like the engine of your grammar vehicle.
- Ensure a Complete Thought - "Because I was tired" teases you with drama but leaves you hanging without a main event. Upgrade it to "I went to bed early because I was tired" and give your readers the full story. Your goal is a finished thought that feels like a satisfying high-five.
- Fix Fragments with Add‑Ons - Have "After the meeting" chilling solo? Invite a subject and a verb to the party - "We went to lunch after the meeting" - and suddenly it's alive! Think of fragments as puzzle pieces that need their buddies to complete the picture.
- Combine and Conquer - Sometimes fragments just want to tag along with a full sentence. "Which was very exciting" pairs perfectly with "We visited a museum," giving you "We visited a museum, which was very exciting." It's like making grammar BFFs.
- Watch Those Conjunction Traps - Starting with "because," "although," or "if" can feel dramatic - but if there's no independent clause, oops, there's your fragment. Always check for a main clause to connect to and escape the trap.
- Use Fragments for Style - Sparingly! - In casual chats or creative writing, fragments can add punch: "What a day!" But in formal essays, they're fashion faux pas. Keep your academic writing sharp by sticking to full sentences.
- Practice Makes Perfect - Level up your skills by hunting down fragments in exercises and fixing them on the fly. The more you practice, the faster you'll smash those incomplete sentences into shape.
- Remember the Three Essentials - Every superstar sentence needs a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. Run through this power trio as your final checklist before you hit "submit." Your writing will thank you!