Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 591 · 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) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Counted the coins. (d) A busy squirrel.
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Fell all night. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Because the shop was closed.
4. 4.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Put out the fire.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) Because it was raining. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Playing with my friends.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) The school bus. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
10. 10.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) Counted the coins.
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Until the rain stopped.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Fell all night.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.“The tall tree.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Swam in the pond. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) The tall tree. (d) When the school bus came.
19. 19.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Left the station at nine.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) Sat on the wall.
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Shone over the lake. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) My aunt.
25. 25.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
26. 26.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The village pond. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ate a ripe guava.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The school bell. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The train left the station at nine.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) Although he was tired.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Carried a crumb.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The old farmer. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The children. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Splashed in the river.
37. 37.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
38. 38.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) When the school bus came.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The baby elephant. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Collected nuts.

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