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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 19 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Broke his toy car. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The baby elephant.
  2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The children.
  4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Shone over the lake. (b) When the school bus came. (c) A big black crow. (d) The players ran onto the field.
  5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) When the bell rang.
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The rain. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
  8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave us cool shade.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) Because it was raining. (d) Danced in the rain.
  10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The postman.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) Watered the plants. (d) If you come early.
  12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) When the school bus came. (c) Grandpa. (d) Carried a crumb.
  13. 13.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The old farmer. (d) Collected nuts.
  15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) Sat on the wall.
  16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
  17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  18. 18.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The players.
  20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) If you come early.
  21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran across the garden.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters put out the fire.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Wrote a poem on the board.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  24. 24.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ended at five o'clock. (b) My father. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Before the sun set.
  26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
  27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) Eating a big mango.
  28. 28.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  29. 29.“The shopkeeper.” 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 a complete sentence? (a) The wind. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) Shone over the lake.
  31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Lit lamps on Diwali.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
  33. 33.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Before the sun set.
  35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The new student. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
  36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Broke his toy car.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  37. 37.“The peacock.” 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?
    “Eating a big mango.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Grabbed a banana.

Answer key

  1. A big black crow sat on the wall.
  2. fragment
  3. The children.
  4. The players ran onto the field.
  5. The ice cream seller.
  6. When the bell rang.
  7. The red kite flew high in the sky.
  8. fragment
  9. Grandpa watered the plants.
  10. fragment
  11. My little brother broke his toy car.
  12. My sister made a rangoli.
  13. who or what (subject)
  14. My father cooked dal for dinner.
  15. The peacock danced in the rain.
  16. Left the station at nine.
  17. fragment
  18. what happens (predicate)
  19. Two ducks swam in the pond.
  20. If you come early.
  21. fragment
  22. complete sentence
  23. fragment
  24. who or what (subject)
  25. The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
  26. Until the rain stopped.
  27. Eating a big mango.
  28. who or what (subject)
  29. what happens (predicate)
  30. The school bell rang loudly.
  31. fragment
  32. Because it was raining.
  33. who or what (subject)
  34. Before the sun set.
  35. The new student.
  36. fragment
  37. what happens (predicate)
  38. fragment
  39. fragment
  40. Grabbed a banana.

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