Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 243 · 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 father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Our neighbours. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) My sister. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Before the sun set.
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Put out the fire.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) Two ducks. (d) While Mum was cooking.
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Two ducks swam in the pond.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Playing with my friends.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The peacock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Stopped at the gate.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Rang his bell. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
11. 11.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Until the rain stopped.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
15. 15.“My aunt.” 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?
    “The bright moon.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Running in the park. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children sang a song in the hall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Cooked dal for dinner.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) If you come early. (d) Gave me a pencil.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) The firefighters. (d) Until the rain stopped.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Rang his bell. (c) My best friend. (d) When the school bus came.
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) If you come early. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) The ice cream seller.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
30. 30.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The brown cow. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A busy squirrel collected nuts.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match ended at five o'clock.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Gave me a pencil.
36. 36.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
39. 39.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.

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