Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 424 · 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.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) When the school bus came.
2. 2.“Sent me a gift.” 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 children sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) Our cat. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Made a rangoli.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Watered the plants. (d) Our teacher.
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Collected nuts.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) Before the sun set. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
8. 8.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
9. 9.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Fell all night. (c) My father. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Gave me a pencil.
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sent me a gift. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The players.
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper counted the coins.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Grandpa. (c) Told us a story. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Flew high in the sky.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
24. 24.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ended at five o'clock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A green parrot ate a ripe guava.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.“Our neighbours.” 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 a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) My best friend. (d) Rang his bell.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The red kite. (d) Gave me a pencil.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Planted rice in the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Danced in the rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Shone over the lake. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) Sat on the wall. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) My little brother. (d) Although he was tired.
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Until the rain stopped.

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