Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 396 · 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
2. 2.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) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) While Mum was cooking.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) The shopkeeper.
4. 4.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Our teacher. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The little puppy ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) The peacock. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
8. 8.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
9. 9.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The red kite. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) Waiting for the bus.
11. 11.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Although he was tired.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Although he was tired.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) My sister.
15. 15.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The children. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Planted rice in the field.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Was full of lotus flowers.
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) Playing with my friends.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) The tall tree. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow gave fresh milk.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Stopped at the gate. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The rain fell all night.
24. 24.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) Our cat.
26. 26.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Sat next to me. (c) The rain. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
28. 28.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Shone over the lake.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The little puppy. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
31. 31.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The new student sat next to me.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Stopped at the gate.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The doctor checked my throat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Fell all night. (c) The tall tree. (d) Until the rain stopped.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The rain fell all night.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus stopped at the gate.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) The children. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.

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