Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 189 · 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) Until the rain stopped. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The firefighters. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Wrote a poem on the board.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Rang loudly.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
5. 5.“Hid under the bed.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The school bus.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Slept on the sofa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The rain fell all night.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Eating a big mango.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The postman brought a letter for Dad.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow gave fresh milk.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) Planted rice in the field. (c) The firefighters. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.“The new student.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister made a rangoli.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) Playing with my friends.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The school bell.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) My father. (c) Watered the plants. (d) Because the shop was closed.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Fell all night. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) The new student sat next to me.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The tiny ant. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The rain. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sat on the wall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Watered the plants. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) My sister. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Danced in the rain.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Our cat.
27. 27.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
29. 29.“Left the station at nine.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Waiting for the bus.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller rang his bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Playing with my friends.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The village pond. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The red kite. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
36. 36.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Hid under the bed. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The players ran onto the field.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The new student.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.

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