Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 712 · 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?
   “Flew high in the sky.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) Gave us cool shade. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The children.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Slept on the sofa. (d) The little puppy.
6. 6.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) The red kite. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) After we ate lunch.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) Since it was late. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Gave me a pencil.
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The cricket match.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
10. 10.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
11. 11.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Broke his toy car. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The cricket match.
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Stopped at the gate.
15. 15.“Sat on the wall.” 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 a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) Shone over the lake.
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The baby elephant. (d) Until the rain stopped.
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Grabbed a banana.
21. 21.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) Because the shop was closed.
23. 23.“My best friend.” 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) Since it was late.
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Fell all night.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The firefighters. (c) Before the sun set. (d) Blew the leaves away.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The cricket match. (d) The rain fell all night.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) Because the shop was closed.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Grandpa. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) Sat next to me. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The brown cow.
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
35. 35.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
37. 37.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Ran onto the field.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Carried a crumb.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence

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