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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 663 · 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.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The ice cream seller.
  2. 2.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The children. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
  4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) Planted rice in the field. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer planted rice in the field.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) Although he was tired. (c) Our cat. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
  7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The peacock.
  8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) The peacock. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) If you come early.
  10. 10.“The train.” 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) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) The doctor. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
  12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  13. 13.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) Before the sun set. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The shopkeeper.
  15. 15.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Before the sun set. (c) My father. (d) Ran across the garden.
  17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The bright moon. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) Grabbed a banana.
  18. 18.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children sang a song in the hall.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) When the bell rang. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The old farmer. (c) Collected nuts. (d) When the school bus came.
  26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Made a rangoli. (b) Before the sun set. (c) The school bus. (d) The train left the station at nine.
  27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind. (b) Since it was late. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Grabbed a banana.
  28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
  29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) A big black crow. (c) Fell all night. (d) When the school bus came.
  31. 31.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The cricket match. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
  33. 33.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Until the rain stopped.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Rang his bell. (d) Two ducks.
  37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Ran across the garden.
  38. 38.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) My father. (c) Checked my throat. (d) Since it was late.
  40. 40.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)

Answer key

  1. The little puppy ran across the garden.
  2. what happens (predicate)
  3. The red kite flew high in the sky.
  4. The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  5. complete sentence
  6. The bright moon shone over the lake.
  7. The peacock.
  8. Ate a ripe guava.
  9. Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
  10. what happens (predicate)
  11. The postman brought a letter for Dad.
  12. fragment
  13. who or what (subject)
  14. Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  15. what happens (predicate)
  16. The school bell rang loudly.
  17. The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
  18. who or what (subject)
  19. fragment
  20. complete sentence
  21. fragment
  22. fragment
  23. When the bell rang.
  24. fragment
  25. My father cooked dal for dinner.
  26. The train left the station at nine.
  27. The children sang a song in the hall.
  28. Playing with my friends.
  29. fragment
  30. The school bus stopped at the gate.
  31. who or what (subject)
  32. The cricket match.
  33. what happens (predicate)
  34. complete sentence
  35. fragment
  36. My grandmother told us a story.
  37. A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  38. what happens (predicate)
  39. Our cat slept on the sofa.
  40. what happens (predicate)

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