Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 182 · 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) Waiting for the bus. (b) The tiny ant. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Slept on the sofa.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The school bus. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The new student sat next to me.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Cooked dal for dinner.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Slept on the sofa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Fell all night. (d) The new student.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The rain fell all night.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The tall tree.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The postman.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) Our teacher.
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The train. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
16. 16.“Counted the coins.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
17. 17.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
20. 20.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Hid under the bed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The players ran onto the field.
23. 23.“Fell all night.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Shone over the lake.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The peacock.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The train. (d) Blew the leaves away.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Left the station at nine.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Before the sun set. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer planted rice in the field.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Fell all night. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat next to me. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) If you come early. (d) The old farmer.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) Planted rice in the field. (c) The school bus. (d) Running in the park.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Was full of lotus flowers.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence

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