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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 724 · 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.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The train.
  2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The new student. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
  3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Our neighbours.
  4. 4.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  5. 5.“The new student.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The bright moon. (d) Waiting for the bus.
  7. 7.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  8. 8.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Running in the park. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The new student sat next to me.
  10. 10.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
  12. 12.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  13. 13.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  14. 14.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Collected nuts. (b) The little puppy. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) After we ate lunch.
  16. 16.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Our teacher. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) While Mum was cooking.
  19. 19.“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
  20. 20.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  21. 21.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  22. 22.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
  24. 24.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  25. 25.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) The tall tree. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) When the school bus came.
  27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Hid under the bed.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A busy squirrel.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
  30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) Before the sun set. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
  31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) My father. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
  32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Grabbed a banana.
  33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  34. 34.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran across the garden.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
  38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Sang a song in the hall. (d) The baby elephant.
  39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) My aunt. (c) Was full of lotus flowers. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
  40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The firefighters. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) If you come early.

Answer key

  1. The train.
  2. The new student.
  3. Grandpa watered the plants.
  4. what happens (predicate)
  5. what happens (predicate)
  6. Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  7. what happens (predicate)
  8. who or what (subject)
  9. Running in the park.
  10. who or what (subject)
  11. Brought a letter for Dad.
  12. who or what (subject)
  13. who or what (subject)
  14. what happens (predicate)
  15. The ice cream seller rang his bell.
  16. who or what (subject)
  17. fragment
  18. My little brother broke his toy car.
  19. who or what (subject)
  20. who or what (subject)
  21. what happens (predicate)
  22. what happens (predicate)
  23. Splashed in the river.
  24. who or what (subject)
  25. what happens (predicate)
  26. The bright moon shone over the lake.
  27. fragment
  28. fragment
  29. A small mouse hid under the bed.
  30. The school bus stopped at the gate.
  31. My grandmother told us a story.
  32. Grabbed a banana.
  33. fragment
  34. who or what (subject)
  35. The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  36. fragment
  37. After we ate lunch.
  38. The doctor checked my throat.
  39. The children sang a song in the hall.
  40. Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.

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