Free Sample Iowa Assessments Grade 7 Language Arts

His name was known throughout the land. - is a complete sentence.

Throughout the land. - is an incomplete sentence.

His name was known. Throughout the land. - is a fragmented sentence.

Through out the land; his name was known. - is a fragmented sentence.

Trying each option...

Add the name "Ambika" after the word "was." - > There I was Ambika, sitting alone at the store, waiting for.

Remove the word "There." - > I was, sitting alone at the store, waiting for.

Remove the word "alone." - > There I was, sitting at the store, waiting for.

Add the name "Ambika" after the word "for." - > There I was, sitting alone at the store, waiting for Ambika.

Looking at the above 4 options, you can clearly see that: "There I was, sitting alone at the store, waiting for Ambika." is the only complete a no fragmented sentence.

We have sold forty tickets, to next week's play. - The comma is not needed.

We have sold. Next week's play. - The period sign is not needed.

We have sold forty tickets; next week's play. - The semicolon is not needed.

We have sold forty tickets to next week's play. - This correct punctuation.

Looking for an incomplete sentence...

There are several children at the zoo. - This is a complete sentence.

Enjoy playing with the animals. - This is an incomplete sentence.

Sheep like to play with the children. - This is a complete sentence.

The deer often hide. - This is a complete sentence.

Looking for an incomplete sentence...

A song played on the radio. - This is a complete sentence.

A deer ran across the field. - This is a complete sentence.

A smoky haze over the city. - This is an incomplete sentence.

A book is a great gift.  -This is a complete sentence.

Looking for an incomplete sentence...

We felt the rain. - This is a complete sentence.

Umbrella to him. - This is an incomplete sentence.

Her hair was wet. - This is a complete sentence.

I forgot my raincoat. - This is a complete sentence.

Looking for a sentence with correct punctuation...

Kira baked a cake it tasted awful. - A period sign is missing between "cake" and "it".

Kira baked. A cake. It tasted awful. - A period sign is not needed between "baked" and "A cake".

Kira baked a cake. It tasted awful. - This is a correct sentence

Kira baked, a cake; it tasted awful. - A semicolon sign is not needed between "cake" and "it".

The bushy blazing star is a sturdy flowering cactus that is able to grow in very poor soil. - This is a not a run-on sentence.

The flowers produced by the jimsonweed are some of the largest wildflower blossoms found in the United States.  - This is a not a run-on sentence.

There are approximately one hundred twenty-five species of magnolias found in the world. - This is a not a run-on sentence.

The San Pedro cactus has a beautiful flower that blooms at night this prevents dehydration. - The phrase "...this prevents dehydration." is the run-on part of the sentence.

Looking for an incomplete sentence...

The man was terrified. - This is a complete sentence.

A cry from the child. - This is an incomplete sentence.

I don't understand the story. - This is a complete sentence.

Edmond likes pizza. - This is a complete sentence.

Substituting each option in sentence: The _______________ mayor is over ninety years old.

The cities mayor is over ninety years old. - "cities" is plural, so not correct.

The city's mayor is over ninety years old. - "city's" is singular and possessive, so it is correct.

The citys mayor is over ninety years old. - "citys" is incorrect spelling, so it is not correct

The citys' mayor is over ninety years old. - "citys'" is plural and possessive, so it is not correct.