Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 414 · 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?
   “A busy squirrel.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The wind.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The ice cream seller rang his bell.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The new student. (c) Sang a song in the hall. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Playing with my friends.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The shopkeeper counted the coins.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) My best friend.
9. 9.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
10. 10.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) Our teacher.
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) Running in the park. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) Sat on the wall.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) If you come early. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Ran onto the field. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Checked my throat. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
19. 19.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) Stopped at the gate. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
21. 21.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The village pond.
23. 23.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Planted rice in the field. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer. (b) Put out the fire. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Playing with my friends.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) Collected nuts. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Ate a ripe guava. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The red kite.
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Made a rangoli. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Our cat.
31. 31.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) The children. (d) Since it was late.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang loudly. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) My best friend.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Counted the coins. (b) The cricket match. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Running in the park.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Made a rangoli.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) When the school bus came. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The new student.
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) The school bus.
40. 40.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing

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