Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 497 · 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) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) A green parrot. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) Running in the park.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Our cat. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Checked my throat.
3. 3.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Checked my throat.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) My grandmother. (d) Made a rangoli.
7. 7.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) If you come early. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) Fell all night. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The hungry monkey.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A busy squirrel.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Eating a big mango.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The cricket match. (c) Watered the plants. (d) If you come early.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave us cool shade. (b) The train. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The village pond. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ended at five o'clock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) The new student. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) The players ran onto the field.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) If you come early. (d) Collected nuts.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) Since it was late.
24. 24.“The postman.” 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) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
26. 26.“Made a rangoli.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
27. 27.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) My father. (d) Ran across the garden.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
31. 31.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
32. 32.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
34. 34.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players ran onto the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Made a rangoli.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) If you come early. (c) Told us a story. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Told us a story. (b) Running in the park. (c) Our neighbours. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.

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