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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 410 · 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.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Since it was late. (d) Made a rangoli.
  2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The old farmer.
  3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Since it was late. (d) Hid under the bed.
  4. 4.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Grabbed a banana.
  7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) My aunt. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
  8. 8.“The bright moon.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  9. 9.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) My father. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Blew the leaves away.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Shone over the lake.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  13. 13.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) The school bell.
  15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The new student. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The school bus.
  17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Playing with my friends.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  18. 18.“Broke his toy car.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang his bell. (b) My father. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Although he was tired.
  20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) My grandmother. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
  21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Shone over the lake.
  23. 23.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) My little brother. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
  25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) Since it was late. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Broke his toy car.
  26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
  27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The rain fell all night.
  28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
  29. 29.“Left the station at nine.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Collected nuts.
  31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) The rain fell all night.
  32. 32.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Rang his bell. (d) My best friend.
  34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  35. 35.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
  38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree gave us cool shade.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The tall tree.
  40. 40.“The tall tree.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing

Answer key

  1. The firefighters put out the fire.
  2. The new student sat next to me.
  3. The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  4. what happens (predicate)
  5. fragment
  6. Grabbed a banana.
  7. My aunt.
  8. what happens (predicate)
  9. what happens (predicate)
  10. My father.
  11. fragment
  12. fragment
  13. who or what (subject)
  14. Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  15. The new student.
  16. The school bus.
  17. fragment
  18. who or what (subject)
  19. My grandmother told us a story.
  20. My grandmother.
  21. fragment
  22. Shone over the lake.
  23. what happens (predicate)
  24. My little brother.
  25. The school bus stopped at the gate.
  26. The players ran onto the field.
  27. A big black crow.
  28. The little puppy.
  29. who or what (subject)
  30. Collected nuts.
  31. The village pond.
  32. what happens (predicate)
  33. The bright moon shone over the lake.
  34. fragment
  35. who or what (subject)
  36. fragment
  37. The rain.
  38. complete sentence
  39. The tall tree.
  40. what happens (predicate)

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