Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 438 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The brown cow gave fresh milk.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Collected nuts.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
4. 4.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
5. 5.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) My grandmother. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
7. 7.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The train. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) Until the rain stopped.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Hid under the bed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) My sister. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) Was full of lotus flowers.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Told us a story. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The peacock.
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sat on the wall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The brown cow. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Checked my throat.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
19. 19.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell rang loudly.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The children. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave me a pencil.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) Two ducks. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) The school bell.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse hid under the bed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The players. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
28. 28.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match. (b) Before the sun set. (c) Carried a crumb. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
30. 30.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) A small mouse. (c) Danced in the rain. (d) Until the rain stopped.
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) The firefighters.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Running in the park. (d) Danced in the rain.
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The school bus. (d) The players ran onto the field.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (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) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
37. 37.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The shopkeeper.
39. 39.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
40. 40.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing

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