Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 145 · 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.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Shone over the lake.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
4. 4.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) A big black crow. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The doctor checked my throat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The ice cream seller.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) When the school bus came. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Playing with my friends.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Blew the leaves away. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The rain fell all night.
12. 12.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The players.
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sent me a gift. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The tiny ant. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The tiny ant. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Stopped at the gate.
19. 19.“The bright moon.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Sat next to me. (d) When the bell rang.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) Watered the plants. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) A busy squirrel. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
24. 24.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Running in the park. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Broke his toy car. (b) The baby elephant. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) Because it was raining.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The baby elephant.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Collected nuts. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Our neighbours.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) My best friend. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) Slept on the sofa.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) Put out the fire. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The school bell. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) Fell all night. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
37. 37.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Watered the plants. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) Planted rice in the field.

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