Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 77 · 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.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The red kite. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “After we ate lunch.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) Told us a story. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) If you come early. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) The hungry monkey.
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The bright moon shone over the lake.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The tall tree. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
9. 9.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) The new student sat next to me. (d) A busy squirrel.
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) My best friend. (c) Because it was raining. (d) Sent me a gift.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The train. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Eating a big mango.
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Our teacher. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) Ran across the garden.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Checked my throat. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
17. 17.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) When the school bus came. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
19. 19.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Hid under the bed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The train left the station at nine.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) The new student sat next to me.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) Slept on the sofa.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The players. (c) Danced in the rain. (d) Until the rain stopped.
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Sat next to me.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Gave me a pencil. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The firefighters.
33. 33.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
34. 34.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Sent me a gift. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
36. 36.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The players. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
38. 38.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.

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