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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 643 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) Grandpa. (c) Fell all night. (d) Because the shop was closed.
  5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa watered the plants.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) The rain fell all night.
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) My sister. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
  8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Although he was tired.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The red kite. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Gave me a pencil.
  10. 10.“The bright moon.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow. (b) Rang his bell. (c) Since it was late. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Planted rice in the field.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match. (b) Before the sun set. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Watered the plants.
  14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Our cat. (c) Planted rice in the field. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
  15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) The new student. (d) Running in the park.
  16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) While Mum was cooking.
  17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
  19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind blew the leaves away.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  20. 20.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  21. 21.“Ended at five o'clock.” 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) Waiting for the bus. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Fell all night.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat next to me. (b) The baby elephant. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
  25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The rain.
  26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
  27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) Our teacher. (c) Put out the fire. (d) Until the rain stopped.
  29. 29.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ate a ripe guava.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  31. 31.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) My grandmother. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
  34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The school bus. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  35. 35.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  36. 36.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) The firefighters. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) Rang loudly.
  39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Told us a story.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

Answer key

  1. fragment
  2. fragment
  3. fragment
  4. The players ran onto the field.
  5. complete sentence
  6. The rain fell all night.
  7. The red kite flew high in the sky.
  8. fragment
  9. The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  10. what happens (predicate)
  11. A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  12. fragment
  13. The little puppy ran across the garden.
  14. A small mouse hid under the bed.
  15. My father cooked dal for dinner.
  16. While Mum was cooking.
  17. fragment
  18. Eating a big mango.
  19. complete sentence
  20. what happens (predicate)
  21. who or what (subject)
  22. Waiting for the bus.
  23. fragment
  24. The children sang a song in the hall.
  25. The rain.
  26. Sat on the wall.
  27. fragment
  28. The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
  29. who or what (subject)
  30. fragment
  31. what happens (predicate)
  32. fragment
  33. My grandmother.
  34. The school bus.
  35. who or what (subject)
  36. who or what (subject)
  37. fragment
  38. The bright moon shone over the lake.
  39. fragment
  40. fragment

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