Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 220 · 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) The children. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The train left the station at nine.
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The baby elephant.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The firefighters. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The ice cream seller.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) Before the sun set. (d) Swam in the pond.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Running in the park.
10. 10.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Eating a big mango.
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My little brother.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Our cat. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang his bell. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The new student. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
15. 15.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Watered the plants. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) The children. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) Because it was raining.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Counted the coins.
26. 26.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
27. 27.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
28. 28.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Planted rice in the field.
30. 30.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Fell all night.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
33. 33.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The old farmer. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
35. 35.“The baby elephant.” 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 a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) Running in the park. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) The new student sat next to me.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The doctor checked my throat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The cricket match. (d) Ran across the garden.
40. 40.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)

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