Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 819 · 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) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Told us a story. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The school bus. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
3. 3.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) Rang his bell. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) As soon as we reached home.
5. 5.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The old farmer planted rice in the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Grabbed a banana.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Carried a crumb.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) Danced in the rain.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Carried a crumb. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The peacock.
16. 16.“The old farmer.” 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) Swam in the pond. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The peacock. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The doctor. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Hid under the bed.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Collected nuts. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The brown cow. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) Was full of lotus flowers. (d) When the bell rang.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat slept on the sofa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) If you come early.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) A small mouse.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat next to me. (b) The village pond. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) After we ate lunch.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) Gave me a pencil. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
28. 28.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The tall tree.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Sat on the wall.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The brown cow. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) Rang his bell.
32. 32.“Danced in the rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
33. 33.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The brown cow. (d) If you come early.
37. 37.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) Was full of lotus flowers.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)

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