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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 542 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) Playing with my friends.
  2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
  3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Running in the park.
  4. 4.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Since it was late. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
  6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The school bell. (c) Planted rice in the field. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sent me a gift. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The players. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  8. 8.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  9. 9.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Planted rice in the field.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ended at five o'clock.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The firefighters. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
  14. 14.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Told us a story.
  16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  18. 18.“Hid under the bed.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Two ducks.
  21. 21.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Flew high in the sky.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Ran onto the field. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
  25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The wind. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) Slept on the sofa.
  26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Checked my throat. (b) My father. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
  27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) A big black crow.
  28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) Sat on the wall. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
  29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A busy squirrel.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
  31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa. (b) Counted the coins. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
  32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The wind. (d) When the bell rang.
  33. 33.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) Fell all night. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
  35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The postman brought a letter for Dad.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The school bell. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) Watered the plants.
  38. 38.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Wrote a poem on the board.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence

Answer key

  1. Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
  2. My little brother.
  3. Running in the park.
  4. what happens (predicate)
  5. Since it was late.
  6. The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  7. A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  8. what happens (predicate)
  9. who or what (subject)
  10. fragment
  11. fragment
  12. fragment
  13. The firefighters.
  14. what happens (predicate)
  15. Told us a story.
  16. fragment
  17. fragment
  18. who or what (subject)
  19. Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  20. Two ducks.
  21. who or what (subject)
  22. fragment
  23. fragment
  24. Ran onto the field.
  25. The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  26. My sister made a rangoli.
  27. A big black crow.
  28. Sat on the wall.
  29. fragment
  30. After we ate lunch.
  31. The red kite flew high in the sky.
  32. The train left the station at nine.
  33. what happens (predicate)
  34. Fell all night.
  35. fragment
  36. complete sentence
  37. My little brother broke his toy car.
  38. what happens (predicate)
  39. fragment
  40. fragment

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