Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 255 · 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) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) When the bell rang. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The village pond.
3. 3.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The shopkeeper counted the coins.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Sat on the wall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) My little brother.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The children. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) A busy squirrel.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The school bus.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ate a ripe guava.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.“Hid under the bed.” 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 children. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Stopped at the gate.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) Brought a letter for Dad. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match. (b) Stopped at the gate. (c) Although he was tired. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
19. 19.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
20. 20.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) When the school bus came.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Rang loudly.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
24. 24.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match ended at five o'clock.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Running in the park. (d) The train.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) As soon as we reached home.
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The rain. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A busy squirrel.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Counted the coins. (c) My sister. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) The tiny ant.
34. 34.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Our teacher. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) Left the station at nine.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) My aunt.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.

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