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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 224 · 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.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Watered the plants.
  3. 3.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
  5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) If you come early. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
  6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) My best friend. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Grabbed a banana.
  8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Stopped at the gate.
  9. 9.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
  11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sat on the wall.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The old farmer. (c) Told us a story. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
  15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran across the garden.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  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?
    “Our teacher.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
  19. 19.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) After we ate lunch.
  21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Checked my throat. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The brown cow.
  22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The train left the station at nine.
  23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) Grabbed a banana.
  26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
  28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Because it was raining.
  29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
  30. 30.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Counted the coins. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Our teacher. (d) After we ate lunch.
  32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) My sister. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
  33. 33.“The bright moon.” 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 a complete sentence? (a) Counted the coins. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) My sister. (d) Playing with my friends.
  35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The train left the station at nine.
  36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Carried a crumb. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) My aunt.
  37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) Since it was late. (d) Planted rice in the field.
  39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) Grandpa. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Ran across the garden.
  40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock danced in the rain.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence

Answer key

  1. what happens (predicate)
  2. Watered the plants.
  3. what happens (predicate)
  4. Because it was raining.
  5. If you come early.
  6. fragment
  7. Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  8. The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  9. what happens (predicate)
  10. Sent me a gift.
  11. The rain.
  12. fragment
  13. fragment
  14. Grandpa watered the plants.
  15. fragment
  16. fragment
  17. fragment
  18. When the bell rang.
  19. what happens (predicate)
  20. After we ate lunch.
  21. The school bus stopped at the gate.
  22. As soon as we reached home.
  23. fragment
  24. fragment
  25. The firefighters put out the fire.
  26. complete sentence
  27. Two ducks.
  28. The ice cream seller rang his bell.
  29. My little brother broke his toy car.
  30. what happens (predicate)
  31. My father cooked dal for dinner.
  32. My sister.
  33. what happens (predicate)
  34. The peacock danced in the rain.
  35. Wrote a poem on the board.
  36. My best friend gave me a pencil.
  37. fragment
  38. The little puppy ran across the garden.
  39. The postman brought a letter for Dad.
  40. complete sentence

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