Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 575 · 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) Stopped at the gate.
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My grandmother told us a story.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
4. 4.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) Watered the plants.
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The shopkeeper. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The players. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The baby elephant. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Before the sun set.
12. 12.“Sang a song in the hall.” 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
14. 14.“A small mouse.” 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) Splashed in the river. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The players.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse hid under the bed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow gave fresh milk.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A busy squirrel.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The brown cow. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Slept on the sofa.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) Ran onto the field. (c) The firefighters. (d) Running in the park.
21. 21.“Checked my throat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Swam in the pond. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The bright moon.
23. 23.“The bright moon.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran onto the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The new student sat next to me.
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain fell all night.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
31. 31.“Our cat.” 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) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) The new student sat next to me.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) Since it was late. (d) The players.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) If you come early. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The school bus. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) The new student sat next to me.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) Carried a crumb. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat next to me. (b) The peacock. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.

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