Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 459 · 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?
   “Until the rain stopped.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “After we ate lunch.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
4. 4.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
6. 6.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) After we ate lunch.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) When the school bus came.
9. 9.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The new student sat next to me.
11. 11.“Broke his toy car.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) My grandmother. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
13. 13.“Brought a letter for Dad.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Although he was tired.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Until the rain stopped.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The train.
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain fell all night.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) A small mouse. (d) When the bell rang.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) My aunt. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind blew the leaves away.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Gave me a pencil. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) Checked my throat. (d) If you come early.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The train.
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.“Left the station at nine.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The doctor checked my throat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) When the bell rang.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) Because it was raining.
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The cricket match. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow sat on the wall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave us cool shade.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The peacock. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite flew high in the sky.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) Checked my throat. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.

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