Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 474 · 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.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Checked my throat. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) My best friend. (d) Carried a crumb.
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Ran across the garden.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) My aunt. (c) Watered the plants. (d) Before the sun set.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Eating a big mango.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
8. 8.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) My best friend. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Ran across the garden.
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Stopped at the gate.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The rain fell all night.
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The old farmer. (c) Rang loudly. (d) The players ran onto the field.
13. 13.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
14. 14.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Our teacher. (d) Sat on the wall.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) Two ducks. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
17. 17.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave me a pencil.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon. (b) Although he was tired. (c) Rang his bell. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The new student. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon shone over the lake.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) The tiny ant. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) When the bell rang.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
24. 24.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The new student sat next to me.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Ate a ripe guava. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat slept on the sofa.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) When the bell rang.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) If you come early. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) When the school bus came. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) When the school bus came.
34. 34.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children sang a song in the hall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
37. 37.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
38. 38.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The rain.
40. 40.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)

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