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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 758 · 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?
    “While Mum was cooking.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer planted rice in the field.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Rang his bell. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
  5. 5.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Blew the leaves away. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The old farmer.
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Danced in the rain. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller. (b) If you come early. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  9. 9.“Fell all night.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  10. 10.“Left the station at nine.” 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 bright moon shone over the lake. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) The new student sat next to me.
  12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) Flew high in the sky.
  14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grabbed a banana.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
  16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The baby elephant. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
  17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Running in the park.
  18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) Made a rangoli.
  19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) My aunt.
  21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My little brother broke his toy car.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ended at five o'clock.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) The red kite. (d) If you come early.
  24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) A green parrot. (d) Gave me a pencil.
  25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) The village pond.
  26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) Counted the coins. (d) When the bell rang.
  27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ate a ripe guava.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) A big black crow.
  29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
  30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The firefighters. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) Planted rice in the field.
  31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Told us a story. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
  32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
  33. 33.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Broke his toy car.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players ran onto the field.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
  38. 38.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  39. 39.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The train left the station at nine.

Answer key

  1. fragment
  2. complete sentence
  3. fragment
  4. Rang his bell.
  5. who or what (subject)
  6. The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  7. The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  8. A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  9. who or what (subject)
  10. who or what (subject)
  11. The shopkeeper.
  12. fragment
  13. The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  14. fragment
  15. Two ducks swam in the pond.
  16. The baby elephant.
  17. Running in the park.
  18. Made a rangoli.
  19. complete sentence
  20. The shopkeeper counted the coins.
  21. complete sentence
  22. fragment
  23. The little puppy ran across the garden.
  24. My grandmother told us a story.
  25. The children sang a song in the hall.
  26. The postman brought a letter for Dad.
  27. fragment
  28. The school bus stopped at the gate.
  29. When the bell rang.
  30. My sister made a rangoli.
  31. Told us a story.
  32. Wrote a poem on the board.
  33. who or what (subject)
  34. fragment
  35. complete sentence
  36. fragment
  37. After we ate lunch.
  38. what happens (predicate)
  39. who or what (subject)
  40. Splashed in the river.

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