Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 509 · 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) My little brother. (b) Gave me a pencil. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) Told us a story. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Playing with my friends.
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Was full of lotus flowers.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
4. 4.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Sat on the wall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “A green parrot.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The school bell. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) Because it was raining. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) My aunt.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) Our teacher. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.“The tall tree.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Although he was tired. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The little puppy. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The peacock. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) The bright moon. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) The firefighters. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) While Mum was cooking.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) Carried a crumb. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Although he was tired.
21. 21.“Broke his toy car.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) Running in the park.
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players ran onto the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) The rain fell all night.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters put out the fire.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sang a song in the hall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) The tiny ant. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A green parrot ate a ripe guava.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) When the school bus came. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
33. 33.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
34. 34.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) My aunt. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) My grandmother. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The tall tree. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
38. 38.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) If you come early. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The new student sat next to me.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The school bus. (d) Splashed in the river.

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