Grammar Quiz: Fragments
Name _________________________
Directions: Write: FRAGMENT or SENTENCE next to each item. If the item is a fragment, indicate whether
the subject or predicate is missing or if both the subject and predicate are missing.
Example: People have probably made music since their earliest. _FRAGMENT, predicate______
1) There was music before there were people to listen to it. ___ SENTENCE _____
2) Birds sang, wind whistled, and ocean waves crashed in a steady rhythm. ____ SENTENCE _________
3) Imitated the sounds of nature. __ FRAGMENT, SUBJECT _______________________
4) Songs in imitation of the sounds of other creatures. ___ FRAGMENT, PREDICATE________
5) Once, people had words to speak. ___ FRAGMENT, PREDICATE __OR ____ SENTENCE ______
6) Simple hunting tools might have served as early percussion instruments. ____ SENTENCE _______
7) Made from hollowed bones have been found that date back to 10,000 B.C. _ FRAGMENT, SUBJ ___
8) Archaeologists have found evidence that music was played in ancient civilizations including ancient
Egypt and Babylonia. _______ SENTENCE ________________________________________
9) Since early music was not written down. ___ FRAGMENT, SUBJECT/PREDICATE _______
10) Favorite musical instrument the light sounding __ FRAGMENT, SUBJECT/PREDICATE __