Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 714 · 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?
   “A green parrot.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) A big black crow. (d) Although he was tired.
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The tall tree.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The baby elephant splashed in the river.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) My little brother. (d) Shone over the lake.
7. 7.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
11. 11.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) Told us a story.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) Since it was late. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) The old farmer.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Grabbed a banana.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The tall tree. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
18. 18.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) The school bus. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grabbed a banana.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sent me a gift. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) Our cat. (d) The rain fell all night.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Before the sun set. (d) Put out the fire.
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) As soon as we reached home.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond. (b) Stopped at the gate. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) As soon as we reached home.
25. 25.“The children.” 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) When the school bus came. (b) The peacock. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Put out the fire.
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) Running in the park. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) The shopkeeper.
29. 29.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Carried a crumb.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran across the garden.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match. (b) Running in the park. (c) Gave us cool shade. (d) The train left the station at nine.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ate a ripe guava.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
37. 37.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
38. 38.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Brought a letter for Dad.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)

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