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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 429 · 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?
    “The rain.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  2. 2.“The tall tree.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) When the bell rang. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
  4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The new student. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
  5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The school bell.
  6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) The school bus. (c) Running in the park. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  8. 8.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Watered the plants. (d) A small mouse.
  10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The train left the station at nine.
  11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Danced in the rain.
  12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The old farmer. (c) Lit lamps on Diwali. (d) While Mum was cooking.
  13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) My best friend. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Splashed in the river.
  15. 15.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Stopped at the gate.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
  18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave us cool shade. (b) When the school bus came. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The baby elephant.
  19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) My aunt. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) Waiting for the bus.
  21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
  22. 22.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) After we ate lunch.
  24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Put out the fire.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Wrote a poem on the board.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  26. 26.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree gave us cool shade.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The red kite.
  29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
  30. 30.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  32. 32.“The new student.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  33. 33.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  34. 34.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  35. 35.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) My sister. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
  37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
  39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
  40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang loudly. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) My little brother. (d) The new student sat next to me.

Answer key

  1. fragment
  2. what happens (predicate)
  3. When the bell rang.
  4. The new student.
  5. The school bell.
  6. Ran across the garden.
  7. The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  8. what happens (predicate)
  9. A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  10. Because it was raining.
  11. Danced in the rain.
  12. My best friend gave me a pencil.
  13. Eating a big mango.
  14. A busy squirrel collected nuts.
  15. what happens (predicate)
  16. fragment
  17. Broke his toy car.
  18. My father cooked dal for dinner.
  19. fragment
  20. My grandmother told us a story.
  21. The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
  22. who or what (subject)
  23. The red kite flew high in the sky.
  24. fragment
  25. fragment
  26. what happens (predicate)
  27. complete sentence
  28. A small mouse hid under the bed.
  29. A small mouse.
  30. who or what (subject)
  31. fragment
  32. what happens (predicate)
  33. what happens (predicate)
  34. who or what (subject)
  35. what happens (predicate)
  36. My sister.
  37. fragment
  38. After we ate lunch.
  39. Wrote a poem on the board.
  40. The new student sat next to me.

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