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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 830 · 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 a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) Since it was late. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
  2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer. (b) Since it was late. (c) Sat next to me. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
  3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) My best friend.
  4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother told us a story.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Counted the coins.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) Told us a story. (d) The shopkeeper.
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Playing with my friends.
  8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) Grandpa. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Broke his toy car.
  9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) My grandmother.
  10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
  11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Broke his toy car. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) The tiny ant. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The train. (d) Gave us cool shade.
  13. 13.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) Sat on the wall. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
  15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) The old farmer. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
  18. 18.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  20. 20.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The firefighters. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
  24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
  25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The wind. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) If you come early.
  27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) A big black crow. (d) Sat next to me.
  29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Hid under the bed. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The baby elephant.
  30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Playing with my friends.
  31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The postman. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
  34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) Stopped at the gate. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
  35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) A big black crow. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
  36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The tiny ant. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
  37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) Sat on the wall. (d) The postman.
  38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Running in the park. (d) The tiny ant.
  40. 40.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)

Answer key

  1. Our cat slept on the sofa.
  2. Two ducks swam in the pond.
  3. The school bell rang loudly.
  4. complete sentence
  5. fragment
  6. My sister made a rangoli.
  7. The players ran onto the field.
  8. The rain fell all night.
  9. The peacock danced in the rain.
  10. The village pond.
  11. The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  12. Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  13. who or what (subject)
  14. The wind blew the leaves away.
  15. fragment
  16. The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  17. Gave fresh milk.
  18. who or what (subject)
  19. fragment
  20. what happens (predicate)
  21. fragment
  22. fragment
  23. The firefighters.
  24. Sang a song in the hall.
  25. fragment
  26. A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  27. fragment
  28. My best friend gave me a pencil.
  29. A big black crow sat on the wall.
  30. Playing with my friends.
  31. fragment
  32. fragment
  33. The postman.
  34. The shopkeeper counted the coins.
  35. A big black crow.
  36. The tiny ant.
  37. The little puppy ran across the garden.
  38. fragment
  39. The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  40. what happens (predicate)

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