Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 723 · 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?
   “Left the station at nine.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The cricket match. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) Collected nuts.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend. (b) Counted the coins. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The rain fell all night.
6. 6.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The brown cow.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Gave us cool shade. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The ice cream seller.
10. 10.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Swam in the pond.
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Fell all night. (b) Before the sun set. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The old farmer.
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
14. 14.“Watered the plants.” 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The baby elephant.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) Because it was raining.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend. (b) Watered the plants. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) Waiting for the bus.
19. 19.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Our neighbours. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
21. 21.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) If you come early. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The cricket match.
23. 23.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A green parrot ate a ripe guava.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) If you come early. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse hid under the bed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) Counted the coins. (d) A big black crow.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.“Was full of lotus flowers.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
34. 34.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock. (b) Planted rice in the field. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) When the school bus came.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Sat next to me. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) The red kite.
40. 40.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)

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