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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 358 · 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) Because it was raining. (b) My best friend. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) Was full of lotus flowers.
  2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) Hid under the bed. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Playing with my friends.
  3. 3.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The little puppy. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
  5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The firefighters. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
  6. 6.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  7. 7.“Fell all night.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) Before the sun set. (d) A green parrot.
  9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Watered the plants. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The school bus. (d) If you come early.
  10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Made a rangoli.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) The children.
  12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) When the bell rang.
  13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  14. 14.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) The little puppy. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
  16. 16.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  17. 17.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The peacock. (c) If you come early. (d) Ran across the garden.
  21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Running in the park.
  22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  23. 23.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain fell all night.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) My best friend.
  26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Flew high in the sky.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
  31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper counted the coins.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Rang loudly. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The firefighters.
  35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) Slept on the sofa.
  37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran onto the field.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Running in the park. (c) Counted the coins. (d) The ice cream seller.
  39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
  40. 40.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing

Answer key

  1. My sister made a rangoli.
  2. The postman brought a letter for Dad.
  3. who or what (subject)
  4. The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  5. The firefighters.
  6. what happens (predicate)
  7. who or what (subject)
  8. The shopkeeper counted the coins.
  9. The red kite flew high in the sky.
  10. fragment
  11. The children.
  12. When the bell rang.
  13. fragment
  14. what happens (predicate)
  15. The little puppy.
  16. who or what (subject)
  17. who or what (subject)
  18. fragment
  19. Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  20. My grandmother told us a story.
  21. Running in the park.
  22. fragment
  23. what happens (predicate)
  24. complete sentence
  25. My best friend.
  26. fragment
  27. fragment
  28. Because the shop was closed.
  29. Ran across the garden.
  30. Sat on the wall.
  31. fragment
  32. complete sentence
  33. fragment
  34. The train left the station at nine.
  35. fragment
  36. Slept on the sofa.
  37. fragment
  38. The little puppy ran across the garden.
  39. Until the rain stopped.
  40. what happens (predicate)

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