Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 306 · 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.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The tiny ant. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
2. 2.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
4. 4.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Collected nuts. (d) My father.
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Told us a story. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) The red kite. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The school bell. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) Planted rice in the field. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The school bus.
12. 12.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Sat next to me. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) The bright moon. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Sat next to me. (d) If you come early.
17. 17.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) The old farmer. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Wrote a poem on the board.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.“Hid under the bed.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
23. 23.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) Running in the park. (c) A green parrot. (d) Was full of lotus flowers.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train left the station at nine.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
28. 28.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The new student sat next to me.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Our teacher. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) Our neighbours. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Gave us cool shade. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
34. 34.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The train left the station at nine.
36. 36.“The bright moon.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) Running in the park.

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