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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 413 · 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?
    “My best friend.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The baby elephant.
  3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Blew the leaves away.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Rang loudly. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The players ran onto the field.
  5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) Checked my throat. (c) Our neighbours. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
  6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Before the sun set. (c) Our neighbours. (d) Planted rice in the field.
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) A green parrot.
  8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Counted the coins. (b) The baby elephant. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
  9. 9.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) Although he was tired. (d) My best friend.
  11. 11.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Left the station at nine.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  14. 14.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Sent me a gift. (c) The school bell. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) My father. (d) Grabbed a banana.
  18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave us cool shade.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  20. 20.“Brought a letter for Dad.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) The train.
  22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
  23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) The red kite. (d) Before the sun set.
  24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
  26. 26.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Slept on the sofa. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
  28. 28.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow. (b) Gave us cool shade. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
  30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Told us a story.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Sat next to me.
  32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) My father. (c) Fell all night. (d) While Mum was cooking.
  33. 33.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Put out the fire. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The children. (d) The new student sat next to me.
  35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The wind. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) The old farmer.
  38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Before the sun set. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
  39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) My aunt. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
  40. 40.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing

Answer key

  1. fragment
  2. The baby elephant.
  3. fragment
  4. Rang loudly.
  5. Two ducks swam in the pond.
  6. Our cat slept on the sofa.
  7. The wind blew the leaves away.
  8. The children sang a song in the hall.
  9. who or what (subject)
  10. A big black crow sat on the wall.
  11. who or what (subject)
  12. fragment
  13. fragment
  14. who or what (subject)
  15. fragment
  16. The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  17. The rain fell all night.
  18. fragment
  19. fragment
  20. who or what (subject)
  21. Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
  22. The little puppy.
  23. The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  24. fragment
  25. As soon as we reached home.
  26. what happens (predicate)
  27. Slept on the sofa.
  28. who or what (subject)
  29. The little puppy ran across the garden.
  30. fragment
  31. Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  32. The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  33. what happens (predicate)
  34. The new student sat next to me.
  35. The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  36. fragment
  37. A busy squirrel collected nuts.
  38. Before the sun set.
  39. The firefighters put out the fire.
  40. who or what (subject)

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