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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 105 · 40 questions
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Writing tip (Two parts, one idea): Find WHO or WHAT the words are about — the subject (The hungry monkey). Find WHAT HAPPENS — the predicate (grabbed a banana). Both parts, and the idea is finished? It is a complete sentence. A part missing, or words like “When the bell rang” or “Running in the park” on their own? It is a fragment.

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  1. 1.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sang a song in the hall.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Ran onto the field. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
  4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Before the sun set.
  5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave us cool shade. (b) Grandpa. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Until the rain stopped.
  6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant splashed in the river.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Waiting for the bus.
  8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman. (b) Before the sun set. (c) Rang his bell. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A green parrot.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  12. 12.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) My sister. (c) Danced in the rain. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
  14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Counted the coins.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite flew high in the sky.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  16. 16.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Playing with my friends.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Swam in the pond. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The players ran onto the field.
  19. 19.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My father.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sat on the wall.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) My grandmother.
  24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Grandpa.
  25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The peacock. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
  26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) Ate a ripe guava.
  27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
  28. 28.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus stopped at the gate.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  30. 30.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Although he was tired. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
  33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
  34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Running in the park.
  35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) Since it was late. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) Hid under the bed. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
  39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Stopped at the gate. (c) If you come early. (d) The old farmer.
  40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence

Answer key

  1. fragment
  2. fragment
  3. Ran onto the field.
  4. Before the sun set.
  5. A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  6. complete sentence
  7. Waiting for the bus.
  8. fragment
  9. fragment
  10. The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  11. fragment
  12. who or what (subject)
  13. Grandpa watered the plants.
  14. fragment
  15. complete sentence
  16. what happens (predicate)
  17. fragment
  18. Swam in the pond.
  19. who or what (subject)
  20. fragment
  21. fragment
  22. fragment
  23. My grandmother.
  24. Grandpa.
  25. The firefighters put out the fire.
  26. Ate a ripe guava.
  27. Because it was raining.
  28. what happens (predicate)
  29. complete sentence
  30. who or what (subject)
  31. Gave me a pencil.
  32. Although he was tired.
  33. The players.
  34. Running in the park.
  35. Since it was late.
  36. fragment
  37. fragment
  38. Hid under the bed.
  39. The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  40. fragment

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