Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 225 · 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.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The tall tree. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) A busy squirrel. (d) Gave me a pencil.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The school bell. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) If you come early. (d) The baby elephant.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain. (b) When the school bus came. (c) Sat next to me. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The peacock danced in the rain.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The doctor. (d) Put out the fire.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Playing with my friends.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Counted the coins.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The children. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) Ran across the garden.
16. 16.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Made a rangoli. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The peacock.
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Gave me a pencil. (d) Waiting for the bus.
21. 21.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) Since it was late. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran across the garden.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) My grandmother. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Broke his toy car. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) The cricket match. (d) The players ran onto the field.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat next to me. (b) The village pond. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) Although he was tired.
30. 30.“My best friend.” 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) While Mum was cooking.
33. 33.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite flew high in the sky.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Left the station at nine.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The cricket match. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
39. 39.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
40. 40.“The tall tree.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing

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