Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 691 · 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) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Running in the park. (c) The postman. (d) Blew the leaves away.
2. 2.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
3. 3.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) The peacock. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
5. 5.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) Told us a story. (d) The train.
7. 7.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My father cooked dal for dinner.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My grandmother.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy ran across the garden.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Although he was tired.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) A big black crow. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Cooked dal for dinner.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) A green parrot. (c) Running in the park. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
17. 17.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The tiny ant. (d) The new student sat next to me.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) When the school bus came.
20. 20.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) Watered the plants. (c) A busy squirrel. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) The firefighters. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Ran onto the field.
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
25. 25.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
26. 26.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
27. 27.“Was full of lotus flowers.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) Gave me a pencil.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The peacock. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Hid under the bed.
34. 34.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) The players ran onto the field.
37. 37.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) Our teacher. (d) The train left the station at nine.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse hid under the bed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)

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