Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 526 · 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.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
2. 2.“Made a rangoli.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Carried a crumb.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Two ducks swam in the pond.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The cricket match.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) A big black crow. (c) Danced in the rain. (d) Although he was tired.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) My best friend. (c) Although he was tired. (d) Swam in the pond.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
10. 10.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Shone over the lake.
12. 12.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) Rang his bell. (d) The players.
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The school bell. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Rang his bell.
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The doctor.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) The red kite. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Checked my throat. (d) If you come early.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Flew high in the sky.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Broke his toy car.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Gave us cool shade. (d) The bright moon.
25. 25.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Because it was raining.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) Sat next to me. (d) Grandpa.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) Before the sun set. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
31. 31.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant splashed in the river.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) The peacock. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) Running in the park.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) A green parrot.
38. 38.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sat on the wall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The little puppy. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Carried a crumb.

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