Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 635 · 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?
   “Checked my throat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Our teacher.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Before the sun set. (c) The red kite. (d) Gave me a pencil.
4. 4.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Told us a story. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The school bus. (d) After we ate lunch.
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) A green parrot.
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) A busy squirrel.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Since it was late. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The red kite. (d) Rang loudly.
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) If you come early. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) When the bell rang. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Two ducks.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) The tall tree. (d) The rain fell all night.
15. 15.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
16. 16.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Collected nuts.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The brown cow.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players ran onto the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) Because it was raining. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
25. 25.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
26. 26.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
27. 27.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
28. 28.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
29. 29.“The train.” 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 a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) My grandmother. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Collected nuts.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Wrote a poem on the board.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) Playing with my friends.
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) The little puppy. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Running in the park.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) The red kite. (d) Gave us cool shade.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) A small mouse. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Counted the coins.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow sat on the wall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) Two ducks. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.

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