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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 33 · 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.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) Our teacher. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Before the sun set.
  2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  3. 3.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) A big black crow. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
  5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) Gave us cool shade. (d) My sister.
  6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) Before the sun set. (c) Watered the plants. (d) The old farmer.
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock. (b) Gave me a pencil. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) Because the shop was closed.
  8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
  9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt sent me a gift.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  11. 11.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
  13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The wind. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa watered the plants.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  18. 18.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Waiting for the bus.
  21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Rang his bell.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Before the sun set.
  23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) A big black crow.
  24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The old farmer. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper counted the coins.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) My aunt. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Stopped at the gate.
  27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Wrote a poem on the board.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) A big black crow. (c) Since it was late. (d) Made a rangoli.
  29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The firefighters.
  30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) My father.
  31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Our neighbours.
  32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Counted the coins. (d) Eating a big mango.
  34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Playing with my friends.
  35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grabbed a banana.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  38. 38.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
  40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Swam in the pond. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) The red kite. (d) The rain fell all night.

Answer key

  1. The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  2. fragment
  3. what happens (predicate)
  4. A big black crow.
  5. Two ducks swam in the pond.
  6. The players ran onto the field.
  7. The doctor checked my throat.
  8. The ice cream seller rang his bell.
  9. complete sentence
  10. fragment
  11. what happens (predicate)
  12. Waiting for the bus.
  13. The wind.
  14. fragment
  15. complete sentence
  16. fragment
  17. Ran across the garden.
  18. what happens (predicate)
  19. fragment
  20. The new student sat next to me.
  21. fragment
  22. Before the sun set.
  23. My little brother broke his toy car.
  24. The old farmer.
  25. complete sentence
  26. My father cooked dal for dinner.
  27. fragment
  28. My grandmother told us a story.
  29. The peacock danced in the rain.
  30. My father.
  31. Our neighbours.
  32. fragment
  33. The school bell rang loudly.
  34. Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  35. fragment
  36. what happens (predicate)
  37. fragment
  38. who or what (subject)
  39. The tiny ant.
  40. The rain fell all night.

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