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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 305 · 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?
    “Because it was raining.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy ran across the garden.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
  4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Running in the park.
  5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Carried a crumb. (d) Running in the park.
  6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Danced in the rain.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) Stopped at the gate. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
  9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ate a ripe guava. (b) The firefighters. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Although he was tired.
  10. 10.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The train left the station at nine.
  12. 12.“The players.” 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) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  14. 14.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Ran onto the field.
  16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Since it was late. (d) The children.
  18. 18.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Put out the fire. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) A small mouse. (d) After we ate lunch.
  20. 20.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  22. 22.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The doctor. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) The new student sat next to me.
  24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) Two ducks. (d) If you come early.
  25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  26. 26.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) The children. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
  28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The cricket match.
  30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) The village pond. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
  32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Hid under the bed. (b) A big black crow. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Although he was tired.
  33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
  34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) Sat next to me. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Running in the park.
  35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sent me a gift.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  36. 36.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The players. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
  38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
  39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) Because it was raining. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Shone over the lake.
  40. 40.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing

Answer key

  1. fragment
  2. complete sentence
  3. Because it was raining.
  4. The train left the station at nine.
  5. The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  6. fragment
  7. fragment
  8. A small mouse hid under the bed.
  9. The players ran onto the field.
  10. what happens (predicate)
  11. Until the rain stopped.
  12. what happens (predicate)
  13. After we ate lunch.
  14. who or what (subject)
  15. Ran onto the field.
  16. fragment
  17. The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  18. who or what (subject)
  19. The bright moon shone over the lake.
  20. what happens (predicate)
  21. Was full of lotus flowers.
  22. who or what (subject)
  23. The new student sat next to me.
  24. The ice cream seller rang his bell.
  25. fragment
  26. who or what (subject)
  27. The red kite flew high in the sky.
  28. fragment
  29. The cricket match.
  30. fragment
  31. The village pond.
  32. My aunt sent me a gift.
  33. The hungry monkey.
  34. My grandmother told us a story.
  35. fragment
  36. what happens (predicate)
  37. The players.
  38. Left the station at nine.
  39. A big black crow sat on the wall.
  40. what happens (predicate)

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