Section A: Read each group of words. If the words tell a complete thought with a subject doing something, write SENTENCE. If the words do not tell a complete thought, write FRAGMENT.
1. Over the roof of the house.
2. The third Tuesday of each month.
3. The children used crayons to color their turkey pictures.
4. Susie colored her turkey purple.
5. The feathers.
6. After dinner each evening.
7. The dog barked at the squirrel.
8. Sitting under the picnic table.
9. Bob and Michael raked the leaves today.
10. Winter is coming soon.
Section B: Read each group of words below. If the group of words is written correctly, write SENTENCE. If you see a comma splice mistake, write ERROR.
11. It’s cold outside, wear a jacket.
12. I have a red vest, and my brother has a blue sweatshirt.
13. Mom is driving me to school, we can give you a ride.
14. I’m sitting in the back, so you can sit in front.
15. We are early for the basketball game, but I want to get a good seat.
16. My sister is playing, I like to cheer for her.
Section C: Fix this comma splice sentence by inserting one of the FANBOYS to join the two complete thoughts.
17. It is raining, I’ll bring an umbrella.
Answers: 1. fragment; 2. fragment; 3. sentence; 4. sentence; 5. fragment; 6. fragment; 7. sentence; 8. fragment; 9. sentence; 10. sentence; 11. error; 12. sentence; 13. error; 14. sentence; 15. sentence; 16. error; 17. It is raining, so I’ll bring an umbrella.