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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 112 · 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?
    “The firefighters.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Since it was late.
  4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) My little brother. (d) Ran onto the field.
  5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Before the sun set.
  6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) Shone over the lake.
  7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The postman.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) Collected nuts. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The shopkeeper.
  9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Grabbed a banana.
  10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) Playing with my friends.
  12. 12.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Flew high in the sky.
  14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  17. 17.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  18. 18.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Our teacher.
  20. 20.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) My father. (c) Collected nuts. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
  22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Blew the leaves away.
  23. 23.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The doctor checked my throat.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Watered the plants. (b) The baby elephant. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
  29. 29.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The doctor.
  31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) My aunt. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Splashed in the river.
  32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) My sister. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) After we ate lunch.
  33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ended at five o'clock.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My little brother broke his toy car.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) My best friend. (d) Stopped at the gate.
  36. 36.“The new student.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
  38. 38.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  39. 39.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  40. 40.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)

Answer key

  1. fragment
  2. fragment
  3. Since it was late.
  4. Two ducks swam in the pond.
  5. Before the sun set.
  6. Our cat slept on the sofa.
  7. fragment
  8. The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  9. The train left the station at nine.
  10. fragment
  11. The red kite flew high in the sky.
  12. what happens (predicate)
  13. The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  14. Waiting for the bus.
  15. The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  16. fragment
  17. what happens (predicate)
  18. what happens (predicate)
  19. The little puppy ran across the garden.
  20. who or what (subject)
  21. The school bus stopped at the gate.
  22. Blew the leaves away.
  23. what happens (predicate)
  24. fragment
  25. fragment
  26. fragment
  27. complete sentence
  28. The brown cow gave fresh milk.
  29. what happens (predicate)
  30. The doctor.
  31. The children sang a song in the hall.
  32. Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
  33. fragment
  34. complete sentence
  35. The ice cream seller rang his bell.
  36. what happens (predicate)
  37. The new student sat next to me.
  38. who or what (subject)
  39. what happens (predicate)
  40. who or what (subject)

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