Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 633 · 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?
   “When the bell rang.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) Ate a ripe guava. (c) The cricket match. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My father.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The red kite.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
8. 8.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Rang loudly.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) Ate a ripe guava. (c) Grandpa. (d) Playing with my friends.
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) Our cat. (d) Eating a big mango.
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Blew the leaves away.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The doctor. (d) Left the station at nine.
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Until the rain stopped.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A busy squirrel.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The school bell. (c) Planted rice in the field. (d) As soon as we reached home.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) Our teacher.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The brown cow. (d) While Mum was cooking.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) The baby elephant. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) Ran onto the field.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
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?
    “Our neighbours.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
28. 28.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) The tall tree. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The children. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
31. 31.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
32. 32.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
33. 33.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
34. 34.“Danced in the rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
35. 35.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Rang his bell.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) Our teacher. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The little puppy. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant. (b) Because it was raining. (c) Checked my throat. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.

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