Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 801 · 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 a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse. (b) Counted the coins. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) When the school bus came.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Two ducks.
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) Ran onto the field. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) A big black crow.
5. 5.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The old farmer.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
8. 8.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
9. 9.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The train.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) Put out the fire. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The rain fell all night.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Blew the leaves away. (c) Our teacher. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) Until the rain stopped.
16. 16.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The children. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) Ran onto the field.
18. 18.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The village pond.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The tiny ant.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The peacock. (d) Stopped at the gate.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller rang his bell.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) A small mouse. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) The postman. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The postman.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant. (b) Ate a ripe guava. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) After we ate lunch.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The players. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The old farmer.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The train left the station at nine.
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind. (b) Gave me a pencil. (c) Running in the park. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Made a rangoli. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) Our neighbours. (d) Playing with my friends.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sat on the wall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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