Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 617 · 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?
   “My best friend.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) If you come early. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Broke his toy car.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Told us a story. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) My little brother. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Running in the park. (d) Grabbed a banana.
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) The village pond. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Planted rice in the field.
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Ended at five o'clock.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Sang a song in the hall. (d) If you come early.
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) If you come early. (d) The bright moon.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) Fell all night.
13. 13.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) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The school bell.
14. 14.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) Before the sun set.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Slept on the sofa.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Collected nuts.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The wind.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) While Mum was cooking.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) Lit lamps on Diwali. (d) A small mouse.
28. 28.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ate a ripe guava.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) Our teacher. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
33. 33.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) Running in the park. (d) Collected nuts.
35. 35.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Running in the park. (d) Ate a ripe guava.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) The shopkeeper. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
40. 40.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing

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