Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 258 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The train left the station at nine.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Lit lamps on Diwali.
3. 3.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The school bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.“The bright moon.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The village pond.
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The school bell rang loudly.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
10. 10.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Shone over the lake. (b) If you come early. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) My grandmother.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) Grabbed a banana.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave us cool shade. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The players.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Checked my throat. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) The wind. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) Since it was late. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) A big black crow. (d) The rain fell all night.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) Our cat.
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The cricket match. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Sat next to me. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Put out the fire. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) Our cat.
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Flew high in the sky.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) A green parrot. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave me a pencil.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Checked my throat. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) Eating a big mango.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat next to me. (b) Because it was raining. (c) A busy squirrel. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) The children. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) Playing with my friends.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) Running in the park.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
34. 34.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
35. 35.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow. (b) Because it was raining. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Slept on the sofa.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Since it was late.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon. (b) Checked my throat. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) As soon as we reached home.
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) A small mouse.

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