Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 376 · 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) Planted rice in the field. (b) The wind. (c) Although he was tired. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) My father. (c) Sat on the wall. (d) When the bell rang.
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) Two ducks. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The postman. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher. (b) Hid under the bed. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Before the sun set.
6. 6.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The children sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) My best friend. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) Although he was tired.
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The little puppy ran across the garden.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
10. 10.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
12. 12.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Made a rangoli.
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
16. 16.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
17. 17.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
18. 18.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Fell all night. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Shone over the lake. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) A small mouse. (d) Waiting for the bus.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.“Made a rangoli.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Running in the park. (d) The postman.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Running in the park. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Checked my throat. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) A big black crow. (d) Because it was raining.
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The rain fell all night.
29. 29.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
30. 30.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Rang his bell.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) My grandmother.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) My best friend.
35. 35.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ended at five o'clock. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The school bus.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) Broke his toy car. (c) My grandmother. (d) When the school bus came.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Made a rangoli.
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Put out the fire. (d) The tiny ant.
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) When the school bus came. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.

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