Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 519 · 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) As soon as we reached home.
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Our teacher.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The school bus.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) The postman. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
5. 5.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
6. 6.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
8. 8.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The doctor. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Cooked dal for dinner.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer planted rice in the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
13. 13.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
14. 14.“Was full of lotus flowers.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The brown cow. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Planted rice in the field.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Left the station at nine.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
18. 18.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) Flew high in the sky.
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The players ran onto the field.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) Stopped at the gate.
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Ate a ripe guava.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
26. 26.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) Watered the plants. (c) The new student. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
28. 28.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The train. (c) Sat on the wall. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind blew the leaves away.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
31. 31.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
32. 32.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
33. 33.“Sat on the wall.” 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) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Told us a story. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The rain fell all night.
35. 35.“Counted the coins.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
37. 37.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Fell all night. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) My little brother.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Our neighbours. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Left the station at nine.

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