Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 602 · 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.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My little brother.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Lit lamps on Diwali.
4. 4.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Before the sun set. (c) Danced in the rain. (d) The cricket match.
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
8. 8.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
9. 9.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The bright moon. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
12. 12.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) My father. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) While Mum was cooking.
15. 15.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
16. 16.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Hid under the bed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Because the shop was closed.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) The tiny ant. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister made a rangoli.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
22. 22.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) The children. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) Told us a story.
24. 24.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Was full of lotus flowers.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Counted the coins.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) The players. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond was full of lotus flowers.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) Fell all night. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Before the sun set.
30. 30.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Since it was late. (d) Gave fresh milk.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) A busy squirrel.
34. 34.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The village pond. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) Rang loudly.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) Fell all night. (d) Eating a big mango.
39. 39.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain fell all night.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence

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