Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 696 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Eating a big mango.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The peacock.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Because it was raining. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) My father.
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “A big black crow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The tall tree gave us cool shade.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The peacock.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) The postman.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Left the station at nine.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The players. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Rang his bell.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
15. 15.“The school bus.” 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) Waiting for the bus.
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) A big black crow. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
18. 18.“The new student.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
19. 19.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Running in the park. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Flew high in the sky.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) Counted the coins. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Before the sun set.
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The hungry monkey.
25. 25.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) Sat next to me.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Two ducks. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) Shone over the lake.
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
29. 29.“Shone over the lake.” 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?
    “The children.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) A big black crow.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer planted rice in the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) Ended at five o'clock. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The old farmer.
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) My sister.
35. 35.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.“Broke his toy car.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The players ran onto the field.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) Running in the park. (d) The red kite.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)

Free writing skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-writing-skills