Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 386 · 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) Waiting for the bus. (b) The players. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) Checked my throat.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) A green parrot. (d) Broke his toy car.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) Two ducks.
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The new student sat next to me.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) Since it was late. (d) Fell all night.
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Although he was tired.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The rain fell all night.
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) Since it was late.
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A green parrot.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) A big black crow. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Shone over the lake.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) My grandmother.
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
17. 17.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) Grandpa. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Until the rain stopped.
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
20. 20.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) The peacock. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman. (b) Hid under the bed. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
23. 23.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The new student sat next to me.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Made a rangoli.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.“Slept on the sofa.” 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) Ended at five o'clock. (b) The little puppy. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) Until the rain stopped.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Splashed in the river.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) Because it was raining. (c) Gave me a pencil. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
31. 31.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father. (b) If you come early. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) The new student sat next to me.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) Sang a song in the hall. (d) Before the sun set.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) Planted rice in the field. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) Eating a big mango.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) The players. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
40. 40.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) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) Sat next to me.

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