Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 185 · 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) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) If you come early. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) The tall tree.
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The children.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow. (b) Running in the park. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Checked my throat.
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “A busy squirrel collected nuts.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “While Mum was cooking.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Lit lamps on Diwali.
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Since it was late.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) Sat next to me. (d) A small mouse.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) The train. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) As soon as we reached home.
10. 10.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) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) A green parrot.
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Told us a story. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The ice cream seller.
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Hid under the bed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Hid under the bed. (b) The tiny ant. (c) Since it was late. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The train.
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The train left the station at nine.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The rain fell all night.
18. 18.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The rain.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The wind.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Rang loudly. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The little puppy. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
27. 27.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant splashed in the river.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Hid under the bed. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) My aunt.
31. 31.“The bright moon.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The old farmer. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) Running in the park. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Checked my throat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) The train. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The tiny ant. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match. (b) When the bell rang. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Told us a story.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks swam in the pond.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) The cricket match. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.

Free writing skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-writing-skills