Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 409 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Our cat slept on the sofa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) Sat on the wall. (d) Eating a big mango.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) The baby elephant. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Gave me a pencil.
6. 6.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
9. 9.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon. (b) Before the sun set. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Flew high in the sky.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) Because it was raining.
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Planted rice in the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) The rain. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) Blew the leaves away. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
15. 15.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
17. 17.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) Two ducks. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) When the school bus came.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) Put out the fire. (d) The new student.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Told us a story. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The red kite.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Was full of lotus flowers.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Counted the coins.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Hid under the bed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Our cat. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) Flew high in the sky.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) The firefighters. (d) As soon as we reached home.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Brought a letter for Dad. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus stopped at the gate.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman. (b) Before the sun set. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Collected nuts.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite flew high in the sky.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) When the school bus came. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) The baby elephant.
34. 34.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
35. 35.“Left the station at nine.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) The players.
37. 37.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) The little puppy. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Slept on the sofa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) A big black crow. (c) Counted the coins. (d) Because the shop was closed.

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