Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 263 · 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 baby elephant splashed in the river.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The firefighters.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Playing with my friends.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The doctor.
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The tall tree. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
8. 8.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) Grandpa. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) Because it was raining.
10. 10.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
11. 11.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
12. 12.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The doctor. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
14. 14.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Grandpa. (d) The train left the station at nine.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Grabbed a banana.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My father cooked dal for dinner.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Stopped at the gate.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Blew the leaves away. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) My best friend. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) When the school bus came.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The players. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree. (b) If you come early. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Hid under the bed.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The postman.
33. 33.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) A big black crow. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Although he was tired.
35. 35.“The little puppy.” 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The old farmer. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) My father.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Slept on the sofa.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) The school bell rang loudly.

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