Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 627 · 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?
   “Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) My grandmother. (d) Because it was raining.
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Stopped at the gate.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.“A big black crow.” 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?
   “A green parrot.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Sat on the wall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The peacock.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) Fell all night.
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Before the sun set.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
10. 10.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The old farmer.
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A green parrot ate a ripe guava.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The red kite. (d) The rain fell all night.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Two ducks. (d) Watered the plants.
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match ended at five o'clock.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock danced in the rain.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) Our teacher. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller. (b) Told us a story. (c) Running in the park. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
21. 21.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Planted rice in the field. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) Since it was late. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
24. 24.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
25. 25.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Stopped at the gate.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The tiny ant.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children sang a song in the hall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) My grandmother. (d) The new student sat next to me.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Checked my throat. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave fresh milk.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Broke his toy car. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The old farmer.
39. 39.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot. (b) Collected nuts. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.

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