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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 771 · 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 a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot. (b) Ran onto the field. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The rain fell all night.
  2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The doctor. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
  3. 3.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The train. (d) Splashed in the river.
  6. 6.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  8. 8.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The train.
  10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus. (b) Running in the park. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Lit lamps on Diwali. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) My best friend. (d) When the school bus came.
  14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy ran across the garden.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The new student sat next to me.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Our teacher.
  18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Was full of lotus flowers.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Watered the plants. (c) Two ducks. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
  20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Fell all night.
  21. 21.“The bright moon.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Since it was late.
  23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) A busy squirrel.
  25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The little puppy. (c) Counted the coins. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
  26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Danced in the rain.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) Rang his bell. (d) The rain fell all night.
  28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  29. 29.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  30. 30.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
  32. 32.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Shone over the lake. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) My grandmother. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
  37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind. (b) Stopped at the gate. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) If you come early.
  38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
  39. 39.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Broke his toy car.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence

Answer key

  1. The rain fell all night.
  2. The doctor.
  3. who or what (subject)
  4. fragment
  5. My sister made a rangoli.
  6. what happens (predicate)
  7. The hungry monkey.
  8. who or what (subject)
  9. The train.
  10. The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  11. fragment
  12. fragment
  13. A busy squirrel collected nuts.
  14. complete sentence
  15. fragment
  16. complete sentence
  17. Our teacher.
  18. fragment
  19. My grandmother told us a story.
  20. The little puppy ran across the garden.
  21. what happens (predicate)
  22. The new student sat next to me.
  23. fragment
  24. A busy squirrel.
  25. The red kite flew high in the sky.
  26. fragment
  27. Rang his bell.
  28. fragment
  29. who or what (subject)
  30. who or what (subject)
  31. The ice cream seller.
  32. what happens (predicate)
  33. fragment
  34. Shone over the lake.
  35. My grandmother.
  36. Flew high in the sky.
  37. My father cooked dal for dinner.
  38. My little brother.
  39. what happens (predicate)
  40. fragment

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