Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 673 · 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.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) Our teacher. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Danced in the rain.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The school bus. (d) Collected nuts.
3. 3.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
4. 4.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) Gave me a pencil. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
6. 6.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The players. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) Running in the park. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) The peacock.
10. 10.“Hid under the bed.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Put out the fire. (d) Running in the park.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Lit lamps on Diwali. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) Our cat. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
14. 14.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
15. 15.“Made a rangoli.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Because the shop was closed.
17. 17.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa watered the plants.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) The rain. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) The train left the station at nine.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The baby elephant.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) My little brother. (c) Carried a crumb. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Blew the leaves away.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Slept on the sofa.
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) My sister. (d) The players ran onto the field.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The tall tree.
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon shone over the lake.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.“The new student.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) Running in the park. (c) My aunt. (d) Ran across the garden.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) Our neighbours. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave fresh milk.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The ice cream seller.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) Since it was late. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) My father.
34. 34.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) Gave me a pencil. (c) My little brother. (d) The train left the station at nine.
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) The rain. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
38. 38.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
39. 39.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) Told us a story. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.

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