Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 561 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The firefighters put out the fire.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Checked my throat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The brown cow.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The rain fell all night.
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) My little brother. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Our teacher.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The wind.
9. 9.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
10. 10.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
11. 11.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
12. 12.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Running in the park. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) A small mouse.
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A green parrot ate a ripe guava.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) My sister.
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Watered the plants.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Until the rain stopped.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Stopped at the gate.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) As soon as we reached home.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) My aunt.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The bright moon.
27. 27.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Playing with my friends.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Although he was tired.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher. (b) Since it was late. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Was full of lotus flowers.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) The school bell.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Blew the leaves away.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) The postman.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ended at five o'clock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The peacock. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A green parrot.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Although he was tired. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.

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