Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 235 · 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) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) Before the sun set.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) The rain.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Fell all night. (c) The firefighters. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
4. 4.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow. (b) Counted the coins. (c) If you come early. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My sister made a rangoli.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) The postman.
8. 8.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
9. 9.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
10. 10.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Flew high in the sky.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) Left the station at nine.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) Running in the park.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) When the school bus came.
16. 16.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
17. 17.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran onto the field.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The tall tree. (d) Playing with my friends.
20. 20.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) The school bell.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) When the bell rang. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) The new student.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) Ended at five o'clock. (c) The children. (d) The new student sat next to me.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) Danced in the rain. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
25. 25.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Danced in the rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) My grandmother.
28. 28.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat slept on the sofa.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Before the sun set.
33. 33.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
34. 34.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
35. 35.“Brought a letter for Dad.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Although he was tired.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) The school bell. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
40. 40.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)

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