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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 247 · 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.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) My best friend. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
  2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
  3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Stopped at the gate.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  6. 6.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) A busy squirrel. (d) Flew high in the sky.
  8. 8.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  9. 9.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) Collected nuts. (d) Since it was late.
  11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The red kite. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Because it was raining. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
  13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) Watered the plants. (d) The hungry monkey.
  14. 14.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
  16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Danced in the rain.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sat next to me.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Told us a story.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) Ran onto the field. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
  20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The tiny ant. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) Rang his bell.
  21. 21.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The school bus.
  23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The cricket match. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat next to me. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Before the sun set.
  25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
  26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The postman.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Broke his toy car. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The baby elephant.
  28. 28.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The school bell. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
  30. 30.“The new student.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow gave fresh milk.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The postman. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
  33. 33.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) Our neighbours.
  35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Collected nuts. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
  36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My father.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  37. 37.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Counted the coins.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  39. 39.“The doctor.” 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) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) A busy squirrel.

Answer key

  1. My best friend.
  2. Grabbed a banana.
  3. fragment
  4. fragment
  5. complete sentence
  6. what happens (predicate)
  7. The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  8. what happens (predicate)
  9. what happens (predicate)
  10. The players ran onto the field.
  11. The red kite.
  12. Because it was raining.
  13. The red kite flew high in the sky.
  14. what happens (predicate)
  15. Flew high in the sky.
  16. fragment
  17. fragment
  18. fragment
  19. My father cooked dal for dinner.
  20. A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  21. what happens (predicate)
  22. The train left the station at nine.
  23. The cricket match.
  24. Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
  25. Our teacher.
  26. fragment
  27. The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  28. who or what (subject)
  29. The children sang a song in the hall.
  30. what happens (predicate)
  31. complete sentence
  32. The postman.
  33. who or what (subject)
  34. Our neighbours.
  35. Collected nuts.
  36. fragment
  37. what happens (predicate)
  38. fragment
  39. what happens (predicate)
  40. A busy squirrel.

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