Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 35 · 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 a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) The new student. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) The baby elephant.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The players. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) If you come early.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) Our cat. (c) Running in the park. (d) Made a rangoli.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The children.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The cricket match ended at five o'clock.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “If you come early.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ate a ripe guava. (b) The old farmer. (c) Since it was late. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
13. 13.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The cricket match. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Ran onto the field.
16. 16.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) My little brother. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) Since it was late.
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) Because it was raining.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) A small mouse. (d) The rain fell all night.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock. (b) Counted the coins. (c) If you come early. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
23. 23.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The brown cow. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
26. 26.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
27. 27.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The bright moon. (d) Was full of lotus flowers.
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Danced in the rain.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) My grandmother.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus stopped at the gate.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The train left the station at nine.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sat on the wall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) When the bell rang. (c) A big black crow. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
40. 40.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing

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