Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 476 · 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.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “After we ate lunch.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Sent me a gift.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Two ducks.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Gave fresh milk.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Sat next to me.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sent me a gift. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The firefighters.
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Although he was tired.
10. 10.“My little brother.” 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?
    “Grabbed a banana.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
13. 13.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Hid under the bed.
15. 15.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
18. 18.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Before the sun set. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
21. 21.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Watered the plants. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
23. 23.“Made a rangoli.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
24. 24.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Our cat.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) The postman. (d) Stopped at the gate.
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Planted rice in the field.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Swam in the pond.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Danced in the rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The train left the station at nine.
33. 33.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) Our teacher. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Counted the coins. (b) The peacock. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow gave fresh milk.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
38. 38.“Hid under the bed.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Shone over the lake.
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Put out the fire. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.

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