Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 711 · 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?
   “Our cat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The school bell. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) The postman. (d) Before the sun set.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Brought a letter for Dad. (b) Our neighbours. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
5. 5.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) Ended at five o'clock. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
8. 8.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Swam in the pond. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
10. 10.“Broke his toy car.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
11. 11.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The red kite. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) After we ate lunch.
14. 14.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat next to me. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Our neighbours. (d) While Mum was cooking.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) After we ate lunch.
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper counted the coins.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Fell all night.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The cricket match. (d) Sat on the wall.
21. 21.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Blew the leaves away.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The red kite. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The players. (d) Eating a big mango.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Was full of lotus flowers.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Ended at five o'clock. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The school bus. (c) Gave us cool shade. (d) The rain fell all night.
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The old farmer. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) Grandpa. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Shone over the lake.
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) My sister made a rangoli.

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