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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 435 · 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.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
  2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) The school bus. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
  4. 4.“Checked my throat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) The ice cream seller.
  6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Blew the leaves away.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
  8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
  9. 9.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) A green parrot. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
  11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) Collected nuts.
  12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) My grandmother. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
  13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Fell all night. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The little puppy. (d) While Mum was cooking.
  14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The children. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Put out the fire.
  15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
  16. 16.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Before the sun set.
  18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) Before the sun set. (c) The tiny ant. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
  19. 19.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) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The firefighters.
  20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) A busy squirrel.
  21. 21.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) The red kite. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
  24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
  26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) My aunt. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) As soon as we reached home.
  28. 28.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran onto the field.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The firefighters. (d) Was full of lotus flowers.
  31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ate a ripe guava. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) Playing with my friends.
  32. 32.“Brought a letter for Dad.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  33. 33.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer. (b) Although he was tired. (c) Told us a story. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) A green parrot.
  36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Left the station at nine.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The postman. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Eating a big mango.
  38. 38.“Was full of lotus flowers.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Hid under the bed.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  40. 40.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)

Answer key

  1. Slept on the sofa.
  2. fragment
  3. The brown cow gave fresh milk.
  4. who or what (subject)
  5. The wind blew the leaves away.
  6. fragment
  7. The hungry monkey.
  8. Until the rain stopped.
  9. who or what (subject)
  10. A green parrot.
  11. Collected nuts.
  12. My father cooked dal for dinner.
  13. The firefighters put out the fire.
  14. The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  15. Sang a song in the hall.
  16. what happens (predicate)
  17. The red kite flew high in the sky.
  18. Two ducks swam in the pond.
  19. The firefighters.
  20. The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  21. who or what (subject)
  22. fragment
  23. The red kite.
  24. fragment
  25. While Mum was cooking.
  26. fragment
  27. My best friend gave me a pencil.
  28. who or what (subject)
  29. fragment
  30. The bright moon shone over the lake.
  31. The doctor checked my throat.
  32. who or what (subject)
  33. what happens (predicate)
  34. The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  35. The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  36. fragment
  37. The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
  38. who or what (subject)
  39. fragment
  40. what happens (predicate)

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