Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 547 · 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.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
2. 2.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The village pond.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The hungry monkey.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
7. 7.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
9. 9.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother told us a story.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The rain.
13. 13.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) The players.
16. 16.“Was full of lotus flowers.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) Danced in the rain. (d) My aunt.
18. 18.“The doctor.” 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 a complete sentence? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) My best friend. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) Until the rain stopped.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) Rang loudly. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Collected nuts. (b) My grandmother. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Playing with my friends.
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Rang his bell. (c) The children. (d) Playing with my friends.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) If you come early. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) A small mouse.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Because it was raining.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) Although he was tired.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Told us a story.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) The children.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My little brother.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The doctor.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The tiny ant.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) Hid under the bed. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) Eating a big mango.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The train left the station at nine.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The new student.

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