Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 108 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My father cooked dal for dinner.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The tiny ant. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Shone over the lake.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
4. 4.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The peacock danced in the rain.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The firefighters put out the fire.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) The red kite.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The tiny ant.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree gave us cool shade.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Ran across the garden.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Our teacher. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Collected nuts. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The cricket match.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Checked my throat. (d) Before the sun set.
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) My sister. (d) Playing with my friends.
18. 18.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Hid under the bed. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
22. 22.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang loudly. (b) A green parrot. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The new student. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Collected nuts. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper counted the coins.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Two ducks. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
29. 29.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) Watered the plants. (d) My father.
31. 31.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell rang loudly.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match ended at five o'clock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Broke his toy car.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Gave me a pencil. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The old farmer.
38. 38.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The children. (d) The train left the station at nine.

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