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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 738 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A green parrot ate a ripe guava.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Flew high in the sky.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) My little brother.
  5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Playing with my friends.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) Our cat. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Broke his toy car.
  7. 7.“Our teacher.” 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) Playing with my friends. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Broke his toy car. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
  10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) The baby elephant. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) Sat on the wall. (d) As soon as we reached home.
  12. 12.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  13. 13.“The tall tree.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Grabbed a banana.
  15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Although he was tired.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
  17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Collected nuts. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Our neighbours.
  18. 18.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  19. 19.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  21. 21.“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)
  22. 22.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The tall tree. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The school bell. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
  26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The firefighters. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The players ran onto the field.
  27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
  28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) A small mouse. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) Planted rice in the field.
  29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Checked my throat.
  30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) Running in the park. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
  31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  32. 32.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Told us a story. (d) Before the sun set.
  34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) When the school bus came. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Wrote a poem on the board.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Put out the fire.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) Rang his bell. (c) The wind. (d) Running in the park.
  39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) My aunt. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
  40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

Answer key

  1. fragment
  2. complete sentence
  3. fragment
  4. Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
  5. fragment
  6. My grandmother told us a story.
  7. what happens (predicate)
  8. Playing with my friends.
  9. Broke his toy car.
  10. The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  11. The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
  12. what happens (predicate)
  13. what happens (predicate)
  14. The rain fell all night.
  15. fragment
  16. Our teacher.
  17. The brown cow gave fresh milk.
  18. who or what (subject)
  19. what happens (predicate)
  20. fragment
  21. who or what (subject)
  22. who or what (subject)
  23. fragment
  24. The tall tree.
  25. The school bus stopped at the gate.
  26. The firefighters.
  27. My sister made a rangoli.
  28. The players ran onto the field.
  29. Checked my throat.
  30. Running in the park.
  31. fragment
  32. what happens (predicate)
  33. The red kite flew high in the sky.
  34. When the school bus came.
  35. The school bell.
  36. fragment
  37. fragment
  38. The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  39. My aunt.
  40. fragment

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