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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 336 · 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) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) Lit lamps on Diwali.
  2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Collected nuts. (c) Two ducks. (d) The rain fell all night.
  3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
  4. 4.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond.”     (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) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) The little puppy. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
  9. 9.“Counted the coins.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) Our teacher. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
  11. 11.“The little puppy.” 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 train left the station at nine. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Told us a story. (d) Our cat.
  13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children sang a song in the hall.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) Although he was tired. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
  15. 15.“The old farmer.” 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?
    “My best friend.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  17. 17.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) A small mouse. (d) Since it was late.
  19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Watered the plants. (b) A big black crow. (c) Because it was raining. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
  20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) While Mum was cooking.
  21. 21.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
  23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The school bus.
  24. 24.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  25. 25.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Collected nuts.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
  30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) My aunt. (d) Collected nuts.
  31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The tall tree.
  32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
  33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Left the station at nine.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  35. 35.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The cricket match. (d) Danced in the rain.
  38. 38.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) A small mouse. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.

Answer key

  1. A small mouse hid under the bed.
  2. The rain fell all night.
  3. When the school bus came.
  4. what happens (predicate)
  5. fragment
  6. fragment
  7. fragment
  8. The school bus stopped at the gate.
  9. who or what (subject)
  10. Our teacher.
  11. what happens (predicate)
  12. The train left the station at nine.
  13. complete sentence
  14. Although he was tired.
  15. what happens (predicate)
  16. fragment
  17. what happens (predicate)
  18. The firefighters put out the fire.
  19. Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
  20. While Mum was cooking.
  21. what happens (predicate)
  22. Splashed in the river.
  23. The school bus.
  24. who or what (subject)
  25. what happens (predicate)
  26. The doctor.
  27. fragment
  28. complete sentence
  29. Sat on the wall.
  30. The new student sat next to me.
  31. The tall tree.
  32. Waiting for the bus.
  33. fragment
  34. fragment
  35. what happens (predicate)
  36. fragment
  37. The school bell rang loudly.
  38. who or what (subject)
  39. who or what (subject)
  40. A small mouse.

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