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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 419 · 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?
    “Two ducks swam in the pond.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) Carried a crumb.
  3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) Since it was late. (c) The doctor. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
  5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Counted the coins. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) Since it was late. (d) Our neighbours.
  6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  7. 7.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Blew the leaves away.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow sat on the wall.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
  11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
  12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) The rain. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
  13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother told us a story.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  16. 16.“The train.” 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?
    “Our cat.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) The red kite.
  19. 19.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  20. 20.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave us cool shade.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Running in the park. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
  23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
  24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The old farmer.
  25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
  26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus stopped at the gate.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) Gave me a pencil. (d) As soon as we reached home.
  28. 28.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The new student sat next to me.
  30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
  31. 31.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) My aunt. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
  33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
  35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Put out the fire. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
  37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The school bus. (d) Put out the fire.
  38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) My father. (c) Rang loudly. (d) When the school bus came.
  39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Wrote a poem on the board.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  40. 40.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)

Answer key

  1. complete sentence
  2. Carried a crumb.
  3. fragment
  4. The school bell rang loudly.
  5. Our cat slept on the sofa.
  6. While Mum was cooking.
  7. who or what (subject)
  8. fragment
  9. complete sentence
  10. The school bus stopped at the gate.
  11. A green parrot.
  12. The rain.
  13. complete sentence
  14. fragment
  15. fragment
  16. what happens (predicate)
  17. fragment
  18. The red kite.
  19. who or what (subject)
  20. what happens (predicate)
  21. fragment
  22. Running in the park.
  23. Because it was raining.
  24. The doctor checked my throat.
  25. The brown cow.
  26. complete sentence
  27. Two ducks swam in the pond.
  28. who or what (subject)
  29. The new student sat next to me.
  30. Swam in the pond.
  31. what happens (predicate)
  32. My aunt.
  33. fragment
  34. Was full of lotus flowers.
  35. fragment
  36. Put out the fire.
  37. The ice cream seller rang his bell.
  38. The little puppy ran across the garden.
  39. fragment
  40. what happens (predicate)

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