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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 784 · 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.“Broke his toy car.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran across the garden.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My father.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ate a ripe guava. (b) If you come early. (c) The new student. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
  5. 5.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sent me a gift. (b) The little puppy. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The rain fell all night.
  8. 8.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Since it was late. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
  10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The little puppy. (d) Danced in the rain.
  11. 11.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Was full of lotus flowers.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse hid under the bed.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) Splashed in the river.
  15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) My sister. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  16. 16.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) Danced in the rain. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
  18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) Rang loudly. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Although he was tired.
  19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sent me a gift.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
  21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) My father. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond. (b) Running in the park. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) Rang loudly.
  25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  26. 26.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  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 shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Ate a ripe guava.
  29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Running in the park. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
  30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot. (b) Collected nuts. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
  31. 31.“The new student.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The peacock. (d) Splashed in the river.
  33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman. (b) Told us a story. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
  34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The school bell. (c) Checked my throat. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat slept on the sofa.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The wind. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Counted the coins.
  40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The train.

Answer key

  1. who or what (subject)
  2. fragment
  3. fragment
  4. The doctor checked my throat.
  5. what happens (predicate)
  6. Waiting for the bus.
  7. The rain fell all night.
  8. who or what (subject)
  9. Since it was late.
  10. The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  11. who or what (subject)
  12. fragment
  13. complete sentence
  14. Splashed in the river.
  15. The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  16. who or what (subject)
  17. My best friend gave me a pencil.
  18. The postman brought a letter for Dad.
  19. fragment
  20. Shone over the lake.
  21. My father.
  22. fragment
  23. fragment
  24. The shopkeeper counted the coins.
  25. fragment
  26. who or what (subject)
  27. what happens (predicate)
  28. Ate a ripe guava.
  29. Running in the park.
  30. The little puppy ran across the garden.
  31. what happens (predicate)
  32. My father cooked dal for dinner.
  33. Two ducks swam in the pond.
  34. fragment
  35. complete sentence
  36. Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  37. complete sentence
  38. fragment
  39. The school bus stopped at the gate.
  40. The train.

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