Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 397 · 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.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) Put out the fire. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
3. 3.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The peacock.
5. 5.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
6. 6.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) Hid under the bed. (d) When the school bus came.
8. 8.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The cricket match.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran across the garden.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The postman.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Until the rain stopped.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Brought a letter for Dad.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) Since it was late. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Counted the coins. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The peacock.
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend gave me a pencil.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The new student. (d) Because the shop was closed.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang his bell. (b) The tiny ant. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Because the shop was closed.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) Ate a ripe guava. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) My aunt.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Flew high in the sky.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The new student. (c) Slept on the sofa. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Told us a story. (b) The rain. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The train left the station at nine.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) Running in the park. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) Two ducks.
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) Splashed in the river.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The doctor.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat next to me. (b) My father. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
34. 34.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) Before the sun set. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Ate a ripe guava.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) The old farmer. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Our teacher. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) The players ran onto the field.
39. 39.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
40. 40.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)

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