Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 817 · 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) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) The bright moon. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Fell all night.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang loudly. (b) My best friend. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) Running in the park.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) A small mouse. (d) Eating a big mango.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) Carried a crumb. (c) When the bell rang. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Told us a story. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Our teacher.
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) Gave fresh milk.
7. 7.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Flew high in the sky.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) If you come early. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
10. 10.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) The cricket match. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Was full of lotus flowers.
12. 12.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
13. 13.“Counted the coins.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.“Fell all night.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My little brother.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) A big black crow.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Before the sun set. (d) Splashed in the river.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
21. 21.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The players. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
23. 23.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
24. 24.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Cooked dal for dinner.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sent me a gift. (b) If you come early. (c) The school bus. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Broke his toy car. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) Grandpa.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match ended at five o'clock.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The bright moon.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Rang his bell.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The doctor.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A busy squirrel.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) If you come early. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.“Put out the fire.” 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) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Sang a song in the hall.

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