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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 267 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite flew high in the sky.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  2. 2.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Broke his toy car.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  4. 4.“The new student.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  5. 5.“The tall tree.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) A small mouse. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
  7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) The little puppy.
  8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) Brought a letter for Dad. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The ice cream seller.
  9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Checked my throat. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
  10. 10.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The players. (c) Sang a song in the hall. (d) Because it was raining.
  12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  13. 13.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The new student sat next to me.
  15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) Fell all night. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
  16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran onto the field.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) Running in the park. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
  18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ate a ripe guava.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) While Mum was cooking.
  20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Broke his toy car. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The firefighters. (d) Playing with my friends.
  21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Sat on the wall. (d) Although he was tired.
  22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Checked my throat. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) My sister.
  23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  25. 25.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  26. 26.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
  28. 28.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind blew the leaves away.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The doctor. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Made a rangoli.
  31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
  32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) My aunt. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
  34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa watered the plants.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The children. (d) Ran across the garden.
  37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) When the school bus came. (c) Fell all night. (d) The baby elephant.
  39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match ended at five o'clock.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  40. 40.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)

Answer key

  1. complete sentence
  2. who or what (subject)
  3. fragment
  4. what happens (predicate)
  5. what happens (predicate)
  6. A busy squirrel collected nuts.
  7. The little puppy.
  8. My sister made a rangoli.
  9. Checked my throat.
  10. who or what (subject)
  11. Our cat slept on the sofa.
  12. fragment
  13. what happens (predicate)
  14. The new student sat next to me.
  15. Fell all night.
  16. fragment
  17. Grandpa watered the plants.
  18. fragment
  19. While Mum was cooking.
  20. The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  21. The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  22. The school bus stopped at the gate.
  23. fragment
  24. fragment
  25. what happens (predicate)
  26. what happens (predicate)
  27. Flew high in the sky.
  28. what happens (predicate)
  29. complete sentence
  30. The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
  31. Although he was tired.
  32. fragment
  33. My aunt.
  34. fragment
  35. complete sentence
  36. The train left the station at nine.
  37. fragment
  38. The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
  39. complete sentence
  40. what happens (predicate)

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