Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 500 · 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) Counted the coins. (b) Since it was late. (c) My aunt. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The shopkeeper. (c) Put out the fire. (d) After we ate lunch.
3. 3.“Was full of lotus flowers.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The tall tree. (d) Sent me a gift.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Hid under the bed. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The little puppy. (d) When the school bus came.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) My sister. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The tiny ant. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
8. 8.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Eating a big mango.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) The brown cow.
11. 11.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train. (b) If you come early. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) Planted rice in the field.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The children. (c) Ran onto the field. (d) Because it was raining.
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ended at five o'clock. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The new student.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The doctor.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Gave us cool shade. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Put out the fire. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
22. 22.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) The tall tree. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) Playing with my friends.
25. 25.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The peacock.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Counted the coins. (c) A big black crow. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Our teacher. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) When the school bus came. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
31. 31.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) Eating a big mango.
33. 33.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) When the bell rang.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) Two ducks. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The little puppy. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
37. 37.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Told us a story.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) Slept on the sofa. (d) The new student sat next to me.
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The train.

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