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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 827 · 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
  2. 2.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  3. 3.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Although he was tired. (c) Sang a song in the hall. (d) Our teacher.
  6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A busy squirrel.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Hid under the bed.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Checked my throat. (d) Because the shop was closed.
  10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The brown cow. (d) The players ran onto the field.
  12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) My little brother. (d) After we ate lunch.
  13. 13.“Checked my throat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The red kite. (d) Stopped at the gate.
  15. 15.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  16. 16.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The baby elephant. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
  18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) Sent me a gift.
  19. 19.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  20. 20.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  21. 21.“The train.” 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 a complete sentence? (a) Rang loudly. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The bright moon.
  23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
  24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
  25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The new student. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
  26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind blew the leaves away.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  27. 27.“Counted the coins.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Planted rice in the field.
  29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) A busy squirrel. (d) Fell all night.
  30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The old farmer.
  31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) If you come early. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The tall tree.
  32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The school bus.
  33. 33.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) My grandmother.
  35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) Stopped at the gate.
  36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The rain fell all night.
  37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Blew the leaves away.
  38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
  39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller rang his bell.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  40. 40.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing

Answer key

  1. Until the rain stopped.
  2. who or what (subject)
  3. what happens (predicate)
  4. fragment
  5. My father cooked dal for dinner.
  6. fragment
  7. fragment
  8. fragment
  9. The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  10. fragment
  11. The brown cow.
  12. The shopkeeper counted the coins.
  13. who or what (subject)
  14. The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
  15. what happens (predicate)
  16. what happens (predicate)
  17. The baby elephant.
  18. Sent me a gift.
  19. what happens (predicate)
  20. what happens (predicate)
  21. what happens (predicate)
  22. The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  23. The old farmer.
  24. Ran across the garden.
  25. The new student.
  26. complete sentence
  27. who or what (subject)
  28. The train left the station at nine.
  29. Two ducks swam in the pond.
  30. Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  31. The ice cream seller rang his bell.
  32. The peacock danced in the rain.
  33. what happens (predicate)
  34. My grandmother.
  35. Stopped at the gate.
  36. The tall tree.
  37. Blew the leaves away.
  38. Because the shop was closed.
  39. complete sentence
  40. what happens (predicate)

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