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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 676 · 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.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Told us a story. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The new student sat next to me.
  3. 3.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
  5. 5.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  6. 6.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  7. 7.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) Our cat. (d) When the school bus came.
  9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) My father.
  10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) A busy squirrel. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
  11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) If you come early. (d) The train.
  12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The school bell. (c) Brought a letter for Dad. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
  13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow gave fresh milk.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  17. 17.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Playing with my friends.
  19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
  20. 20.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Blew the leaves away. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Our teacher.
  22. 22.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Before the sun set. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Collected nuts. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
  25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Rang his bell. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
  26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) Told us a story. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Two ducks.
  27. 27.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Hid under the bed. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) The brown cow.
  29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Shone over the lake.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  30. 30.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  31. 31.“Hid under the bed.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Counted the coins. (b) Our neighbours. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) Until the rain stopped.
  33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The players.
  34. 34.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) Two ducks. (d) Ran across the garden.
  39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) My little brother. (c) Sat next to me. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Since it was late. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.

Answer key

  1. what happens (predicate)
  2. Told us a story.
  3. what happens (predicate)
  4. The shopkeeper.
  5. what happens (predicate)
  6. what happens (predicate)
  7. who or what (subject)
  8. The school bus stopped at the gate.
  9. My father.
  10. A busy squirrel.
  11. Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  12. The doctor checked my throat.
  13. fragment
  14. complete sentence
  15. fragment
  16. fragment
  17. what happens (predicate)
  18. Playing with my friends.
  19. Stopped at the gate.
  20. what happens (predicate)
  21. The little puppy ran across the garden.
  22. what happens (predicate)
  23. Before the sun set.
  24. Collected nuts.
  25. Rang his bell.
  26. My aunt sent me a gift.
  27. what happens (predicate)
  28. The wind blew the leaves away.
  29. fragment
  30. what happens (predicate)
  31. who or what (subject)
  32. My sister made a rangoli.
  33. My little brother broke his toy car.
  34. what happens (predicate)
  35. fragment
  36. fragment
  37. fragment
  38. The new student sat next to me.
  39. The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  40. Since it was late.

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