Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 277 · 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?
   “Our teacher.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The new student sat next to me.
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The new student.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The new student.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Our teacher.
6. 6.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Flew high in the sky.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) Grandpa. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
9. 9.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Collected nuts. (d) The new student.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Swam in the pond.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) The cricket match. (d) Waiting for the bus.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) If you come early. (d) My little brother.
15. 15.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) Hid under the bed. (d) My little brother.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The school bell. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) Sent me a gift.
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) Grabbed a banana.
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ate a ripe guava.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Fell all night. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
24. 24.“Collected nuts.” 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?
    “Gave fresh milk.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Watered the plants. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Our neighbours.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Before the sun set. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
34. 34.“The new student.” 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) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My father cooked dal for dinner.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) Left the station at nine.
39. 39.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) Grandpa. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.

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