Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 152 · 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.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Broke his toy car. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) My best friend.
2. 2.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
4. 4.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Ended at five o'clock. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “A busy squirrel.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Grabbed a banana.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The new student.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) If you come early. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) Because it was raining.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) The train left the station at nine.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) A small mouse. (d) The train left the station at nine.
15. 15.“Fell all night.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The school bus.
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus stopped at the gate.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
19. 19.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) My best friend.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The doctor.
28. 28.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Waiting for the bus.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) Told us a story. (c) Our neighbours. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Two ducks. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) Hid under the bed.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond was full of lotus flowers.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The bright moon. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The train left the station at nine.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The red kite. (d) Because the shop was closed.
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The doctor.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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