Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 49 · 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 a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) Running in the park.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) Because it was raining. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The train.
3. 3.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The shopkeeper. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) Grabbed a banana.
6. 6.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) Since it was late. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Sent me a gift.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) A green parrot.
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Running in the park. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The new student.
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) The bright moon. (c) Told us a story. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The postman. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
14. 14.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant splashed in the river.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Put out the fire. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The peacock. (c) Before the sun set. (d) Broke his toy car.
20. 20.“Fell all night.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
22. 22.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow. (b) When the school bus came. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
26. 26.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Although he was tired.
31. 31.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
32. 32.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
33. 33.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The little puppy.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) The train. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Shone over the lake.
38. 38.“Rang his bell.” 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) The rain. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Grabbed a banana.
40. 40.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)

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