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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 4 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  2. 2.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Wrote a poem on the board.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) The bright moon.
  5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The village pond. (c) Gave us cool shade. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
  6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus. (b) Rang his bell. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) After we ate lunch.
  8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) Our teacher. (d) Because it was raining.
  9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Put out the fire.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players ran onto the field.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) Blew the leaves away. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The children.
  13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
  16. 16.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
  19. 19.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) My best friend. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
  22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The players. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
  24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) Eating a big mango.
  26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) Fell all night. (c) My little brother. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The doctor. (c) Brought a letter for Dad. (d) Because it was raining.
  29. 29.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Put out the fire. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The red kite.
  31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
  32. 32.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) My sister. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
  33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) My father. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
  35. 35.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) The tiny ant. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
  37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
  38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Brought a letter for Dad. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) My little brother.
  39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
  40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) Watered the plants. (d) The rain fell all night.

Answer key

  1. fragment
  2. who or what (subject)
  3. fragment
  4. The bright moon.
  5. Grandpa watered the plants.
  6. fragment
  7. The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  8. The peacock danced in the rain.
  9. fragment
  10. fragment
  11. complete sentence
  12. Two ducks swam in the pond.
  13. fragment
  14. fragment
  15. Waiting for the bus.
  16. what happens (predicate)
  17. fragment
  18. Blew the leaves away.
  19. what happens (predicate)
  20. fragment
  21. My best friend.
  22. fragment
  23. The players.
  24. fragment
  25. My best friend gave me a pencil.
  26. fragment
  27. The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  28. The new student sat next to me.
  29. what happens (predicate)
  30. The ice cream seller rang his bell.
  31. Made a rangoli.
  32. My sister.
  33. complete sentence
  34. My father.
  35. what happens (predicate)
  36. The school bus stopped at the gate.
  37. Cooked dal for dinner.
  38. The little puppy ran across the garden.
  39. Was full of lotus flowers.
  40. The rain fell all night.

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