Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 446 · 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?
   “Stopped at the gate.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.“The bright moon.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The train.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The postman brought a letter for Dad.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
6. 6.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Because it was raining. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The tiny ant. (c) Ran onto the field. (d) Eating a big mango.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) Since it was late. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
10. 10.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks swam in the pond.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
14. 14.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) The school bus. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The ice cream seller.
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) My grandmother. (d) While Mum was cooking.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) My sister.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Put out the fire. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The school bell.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) Our teacher. (d) Made a rangoli.
21. 21.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
23. 23.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) Carried a crumb. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) My best friend.
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The cricket match. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer planted rice in the field.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The new student sat next to me.
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The village pond. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
32. 32.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) If you come early. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
34. 34.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) Rang loudly.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Playing with my friends.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Fell all night. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) Ran onto the field. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) My little brother.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) My best friend. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Counted the coins.

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