Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 351 · 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.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Danced in the rain.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My little brother broke his toy car.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
4. 4.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) Told us a story. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) While Mum was cooking.
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) The rain fell all night.
7. 7.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Fell all night.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow gave fresh milk.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Put out the fire.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Put out the fire.
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sat on the wall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Ran onto the field.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) After we ate lunch.
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) Although he was tired.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grabbed a banana.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The cricket match. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother told us a story.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) My aunt. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Ran onto the field. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The postman.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The new student sat next to me.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
30. 30.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) My father. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
33. 33.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) The school bus. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Two ducks. (b) Carried a crumb. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Blew the leaves away. (c) The rain. (d) Running in the park.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The tall tree. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) Made a rangoli.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The doctor. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Was full of lotus flowers.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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