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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 831 · 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.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father. (b) Gave us cool shade. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
  3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) My little brother.
  4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The children. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
  5. 5.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  6. 6.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) Counted the coins. (c) Our cat. (d) As soon as we reached home.
  8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) My grandmother. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) If you come early.
  9. 9.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  10. 10.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Slept on the sofa.
  12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Sat on the wall.
  13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match. (b) When the school bus came. (c) Put out the fire. (d) The players ran onto the field.
  14. 14.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  15. 15.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The rain. (d) When the bell rang.
  17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A green parrot ate a ripe guava.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The baby elephant. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
  19. 19.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) My grandmother. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
  21. 21.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The shopkeeper.
  23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Made a rangoli. (b) The school bus. (c) Although he was tired. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
  25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
  26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  28. 28.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Because it was raining.
  30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sat on the wall.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  31. 31.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) Grandpa. (c) Put out the fire. (d) Eating a big mango.
  33. 33.“Wrote a poem on the board.” 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?
    “Slept on the sofa.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The brown cow.
  36. 36.“Left the station at nine.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The old farmer. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) Rang his bell. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) The train left the station at nine.
  39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The little puppy.
  40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence

Answer key

  1. who or what (subject)
  2. The school bus stopped at the gate.
  3. My little brother.
  4. A small mouse hid under the bed.
  5. what happens (predicate)
  6. what happens (predicate)
  7. The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  8. The wind blew the leaves away.
  9. who or what (subject)
  10. who or what (subject)
  11. Slept on the sofa.
  12. Sat on the wall.
  13. The players ran onto the field.
  14. what happens (predicate)
  15. what happens (predicate)
  16. The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
  17. complete sentence
  18. The baby elephant.
  19. what happens (predicate)
  20. My grandmother.
  21. who or what (subject)
  22. The red kite flew high in the sky.
  23. Until the rain stopped.
  24. A big black crow sat on the wall.
  25. Waiting for the bus.
  26. fragment
  27. fragment
  28. who or what (subject)
  29. Because it was raining.
  30. fragment
  31. who or what (subject)
  32. A busy squirrel collected nuts.
  33. who or what (subject)
  34. fragment
  35. The brown cow.
  36. who or what (subject)
  37. The old farmer.
  38. Rang his bell.
  39. The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  40. fragment

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