Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 734 · 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?
   “When the bell rang.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) My best friend.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) Blew the leaves away. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Until the rain stopped.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Before the sun set. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “As soon as we reached home.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The firefighters.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The village pond.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt sent me a gift.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) My grandmother. (d) Although he was tired.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Collected nuts. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite. (b) Watered the plants. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The new student sat next to me.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) Told us a story. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) Because the shop was closed.
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Sat on the wall. (d) The new student.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) My little brother.
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) My sister. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) My little brother. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) Because the shop was closed.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Rang his bell.
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) Stopped at the gate. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The players. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Sent me a gift.
25. 25.“A busy squirrel.” 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) When the bell rang. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
27. 27.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) Ran onto the field. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The red kite. (d) When the school bus came.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The new student sat next to me.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Checked my throat. (b) The red kite. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
32. 32.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
33. 33.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) Put out the fire. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The children. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) The red kite. (d) When the school bus came.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) The tiny ant. (c) Collected nuts. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Carried a crumb.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Checked my throat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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