Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 320 · 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?
   “When the bell rang.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) The doctor.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The peacock.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) The doctor. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Splashed in the river.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The hungry monkey.
6. 6.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
7. 7.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
8. 8.“Counted the coins.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) Sent me a gift.
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend. (b) Because it was raining. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
11. 11.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) Running in the park. (c) My grandmother. (d) Left the station at nine.
13. 13.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Waiting for the bus.
15. 15.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Sent me a gift. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) A green parrot. (d) Gave me a pencil.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow sat on the wall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend gave me a pencil.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
27. 27.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Broke his toy car. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The train.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) Grandpa. (d) Flew high in the sky.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) Gave us cool shade.
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
33. 33.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The wind.
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Checked my throat. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Our teacher.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The rain.
37. 37.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
38. 38.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) Rang loudly. (c) The firefighters. (d) The rain fell all night.
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.

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