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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 357 · 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) Lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The doctor. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The train left the station at nine.
  2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock danced in the rain.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Shone over the lake. (b) Because it was raining. (c) A big black crow. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
  6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) My father. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Ran across the garden.
  7. 7.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Although he was tired.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Playing with my friends.
  10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Watered the plants.
  13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Flew high in the sky.
  14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The tall tree. (c) Checked my throat. (d) When the bell rang.
  15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) Although he was tired.
  16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My father cooked dal for dinner.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
  19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Since it was late. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
  20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The brown cow. (d) Rang his bell.
  21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt sent me a gift.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother told us a story.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
  24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ate a ripe guava.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  26. 26.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The train.
  28. 28.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) A small mouse.
  30. 30.“Fell all night.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Grandpa. (d) Gave us cool shade.
  32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Ran onto the field.
  33. 33.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Flew high in the sky.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) Our cat. (d) When the bell rang.
  38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) Ended at five o'clock. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
  39. 39.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  40. 40.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing

Answer key

  1. The train left the station at nine.
  2. fragment
  3. fragment
  4. complete sentence
  5. The firefighters put out the fire.
  6. A big black crow sat on the wall.
  7. what happens (predicate)
  8. fragment
  9. The postman brought a letter for Dad.
  10. Eating a big mango.
  11. fragment
  12. Watered the plants.
  13. Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  14. My sister made a rangoli.
  15. The players ran onto the field.
  16. complete sentence
  17. fragment
  18. Because the shop was closed.
  19. Since it was late.
  20. The rain fell all night.
  21. complete sentence
  22. complete sentence
  23. After we ate lunch.
  24. fragment
  25. fragment
  26. who or what (subject)
  27. The train.
  28. what happens (predicate)
  29. A small mouse.
  30. who or what (subject)
  31. The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  32. Ran onto the field.
  33. what happens (predicate)
  34. fragment
  35. fragment
  36. fragment
  37. A small mouse hid under the bed.
  38. The wind blew the leaves away.
  39. what happens (predicate)
  40. what happens (predicate)

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