Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 507 · 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 tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) A big black crow.
2. 2.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) My father. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Watered the plants. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The tall tree.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Ended at five o'clock. (c) My aunt. (d) As soon as we reached home.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The train.
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) Our neighbours. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The school bus. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Gave us cool shade.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The red kite. (d) The train left the station at nine.
11. 11.“Was full of lotus flowers.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
12. 12.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The doctor checked my throat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Running in the park. (c) A small mouse. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The rain fell all night.
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) The new student sat next to me.
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
20. 20.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
26. 26.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The peacock.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow sat on the wall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
31. 31.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
32. 32.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
33. 33.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) Running in the park. (d) The ice cream seller.
35. 35.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Watered the plants. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Planted rice in the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The wind. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.

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