Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 491 · 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) When the bell rang. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) The new student. (d) Shone over the lake.
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Although he was tired.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) After we ate lunch.
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Although he was tired.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The tall tree gave us cool shade.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave us cool shade. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) My aunt. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The tall tree.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) Running in the park. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) Our cat. (c) Gave us cool shade. (d) Although he was tired.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The village pond. (d) Stopped at the gate.
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Hid under the bed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Checked my throat.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) The new student sat next to me.
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) Grandpa. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players ran onto the field.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Playing with my friends.
23. 23.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
24. 24.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The players ran onto the field.
26. 26.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 baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The school bell.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) My little brother.
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Told us a story. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) My grandmother. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) If you come early.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Counted the coins.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) Since it was late. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) If you come early. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The school bus. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Danced in the rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Sat next to me. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
37. 37.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match ended at five o'clock.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave us cool shade.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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