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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 697 · 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.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  2. 2.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players ran onto the field.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
  5. 5.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The postman.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) Sat next to me. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The tiny ant.
  8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Hid under the bed.
  9. 9.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Although he was tired. (c) My best friend. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
  11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Sat next to me. (d) Playing with my friends.
  12. 12.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My little brother broke his toy car.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
  15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
  16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
  17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ate a ripe guava. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The doctor.
  18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Was full of lotus flowers. (d) My aunt.
  19. 19.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
  21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse. (b) Since it was late. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
  23. 23.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Hid under the bed. (b) The school bus. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Although he was tired.
  25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  26. 26.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  27. 27.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Shone over the lake.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Gave me a pencil. (d) Waiting for the bus.
  30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) Because it was raining. (d) Two ducks.
  31. 31.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Collected nuts. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
  33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Carried a crumb.
  34. 34.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) Running in the park. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
  36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Until the rain stopped.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond was full of lotus flowers.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  39. 39.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence

Answer key

  1. what happens (predicate)
  2. who or what (subject)
  3. complete sentence
  4. Danced in the rain.
  5. what happens (predicate)
  6. fragment
  7. The school bus stopped at the gate.
  8. My father cooked dal for dinner.
  9. what happens (predicate)
  10. The school bell rang loudly.
  11. The doctor checked my throat.
  12. who or what (subject)
  13. complete sentence
  14. Our teacher.
  15. Eating a big mango.
  16. When the bell rang.
  17. The postman brought a letter for Dad.
  18. The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  19. what happens (predicate)
  20. Splashed in the river.
  21. fragment
  22. The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
  23. who or what (subject)
  24. Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  25. fragment
  26. what happens (predicate)
  27. what happens (predicate)
  28. fragment
  29. The firefighters put out the fire.
  30. The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  31. what happens (predicate)
  32. Collected nuts.
  33. Carried a crumb.
  34. what happens (predicate)
  35. My grandmother told us a story.
  36. fragment
  37. Until the rain stopped.
  38. complete sentence
  39. what happens (predicate)
  40. fragment

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