Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 266 · 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 children.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The cricket match. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The wind blew the leaves away.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The wind.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.“Fell all night.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
8. 8.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Rang his bell. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The postman. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
12. 12.“Broke his toy car.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
13. 13.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The peacock. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow sat on the wall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) My aunt. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
18. 18.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
19. 19.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grabbed a banana.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The school bus.
22. 22.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
23. 23.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The postman.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The tall tree. (d) Because the shop was closed.
27. 27.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) The baby elephant. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) Eating a big mango.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) Our cat. (d) The new student sat next to me.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Checked my throat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister made a rangoli.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave fresh milk.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
37. 37.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) The brown cow. (d) The new student sat next to me.
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train left the station at nine.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence

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