Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 437 · 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.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) Our neighbours.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Eating a big mango.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) Collected nuts. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
8. 8.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow. (b) Watered the plants. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Eating a big mango.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Sent me a gift.
12. 12.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) My grandmother. (c) Because it was raining. (d) Gave us cool shade.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Checked my throat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) A green parrot. (d) Running in the park.
22. 22.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
23. 23.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
25. 25.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Rang loudly. (c) A small mouse. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
27. 27.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The baby elephant.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) As soon as we reached home.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain. (b) Ended at five o'clock. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
32. 32.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
33. 33.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) If you come early. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
36. 36.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend gave me a pencil.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) The children. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
39. 39.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Was full of lotus flowers.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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