Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 538 · 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) Sat on the wall. (b) The cricket match. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Grabbed a banana.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
3. 3.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Our cat.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Playing with my friends.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “While Mum was cooking.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Our cat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) If you come early. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Collected nuts. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) Our teacher.
11. 11.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
14. 14.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) Although he was tired.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match ended at five o'clock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) Sat next to me. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) Since it was late. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
19. 19.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) The baby elephant. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) The train. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) The children. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
23. 23.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Told us a story. (d) The ice cream seller.
25. 25.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Our teacher. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The tiny ant. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
31. 31.“Checked my throat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) Lit lamps on Diwali.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Made a rangoli. (b) Since it was late. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) A green parrot.
34. 34.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ate a ripe guava. (b) The postman. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) Grandpa. (c) Sat next to me. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) My little brother. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
38. 38.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Blew the leaves away.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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