Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 209 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “While Mum was cooking.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) My sister. (d) Until the rain stopped.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Splashed in the river.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
7. 7.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sent me a gift. (b) The old farmer. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The rain fell all night.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) When the school bus came. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) The school bell.
10. 10.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Lit lamps on Diwali.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.“My best friend.” 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 best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The rain. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) Running in the park.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Hid under the bed. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
16. 16.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer planted rice in the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.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) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Before the sun set.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Swam in the pond. (b) Our teacher. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) Sent me a gift.
21. 21.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The children.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) Rang loudly. (c) The train. (d) Before the sun set.
25. 25.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) A green parrot. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Eating a big mango.
28. 28.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The rain. (d) The new student sat next to me.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Swam in the pond. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) My grandmother. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) Shone over the lake.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Our neighbours. (c) Since it was late. (d) Counted the coins.
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond was full of lotus flowers.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
37. 37.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Lit lamps on Diwali. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The rain.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Swam in the pond.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The shopkeeper.

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