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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 206 · 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) Before the sun set. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The school bus. (c) Counted the coins. (d) Because it was raining.
  3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend gave me a pencil.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) Danced in the rain.
  8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
  9. 9.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Rang loudly. (c) My aunt. (d) Although he was tired.
  11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train. (b) Collected nuts. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
  13. 13.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  14. 14.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  15. 15.“Fell all night.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  16. 16.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The hungry monkey.
  18. 18.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) As soon as we reached home.
  20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) Gave us cool shade. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
  21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) My grandmother. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Ate a ripe guava.
  22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon shone over the lake.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) The bright moon.
  24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Rang his bell. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
  25. 25.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  26. 26.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  27. 27.“My grandmother.” 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) Because the shop was closed. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
  29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The firefighters.
  30. 30.“Broke his toy car.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Put out the fire. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) The ice cream seller.
  32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The school bell. (d) The new student sat next to me.
  33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The baby elephant. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
  34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) The rain. (c) Hid under the bed. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
  35. 35.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  36. 36.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The shopkeeper.
  38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The ice cream seller.
  39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) The players. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
  40. 40.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) Sang a song in the hall. (d) The new student sat next to me.

Answer key

  1. Before the sun set.
  2. The children sang a song in the hall.
  3. fragment
  4. complete sentence
  5. fragment
  6. fragment
  7. The wind blew the leaves away.
  8. The train.
  9. who or what (subject)
  10. Our cat slept on the sofa.
  11. fragment
  12. The school bell rang loudly.
  13. who or what (subject)
  14. who or what (subject)
  15. who or what (subject)
  16. what happens (predicate)
  17. My best friend gave me a pencil.
  18. what happens (predicate)
  19. As soon as we reached home.
  20. Two ducks swam in the pond.
  21. The red kite flew high in the sky.
  22. complete sentence
  23. A small mouse hid under the bed.
  24. Rang his bell.
  25. what happens (predicate)
  26. what happens (predicate)
  27. what happens (predicate)
  28. Because the shop was closed.
  29. The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  30. who or what (subject)
  31. My aunt sent me a gift.
  32. The new student sat next to me.
  33. The baby elephant.
  34. The little puppy ran across the garden.
  35. what happens (predicate)
  36. who or what (subject)
  37. The shopkeeper.
  38. The ice cream seller.
  39. The players.
  40. Sang a song in the hall.

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