Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 84 · 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.“Brought a letter for Dad.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
3. 3.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
4. 4.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The baby elephant.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Waiting for the bus.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Collected nuts. (b) Our neighbours. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) When the school bus came.
8. 8.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “A busy squirrel collected nuts.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) My little brother. (c) If you come early. (d) Sat next to me.
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) My aunt.
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller rang his bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Grandpa.
15. 15.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
16. 16.“The baby elephant.” 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The brown cow. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Blew the leaves away.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Flew high in the sky.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The little puppy. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) Playing with my friends.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The little puppy. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) Waiting for the bus.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
30. 30.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) The children. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) After we ate lunch.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) Hid under the bed. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
34. 34.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) My grandmother. (d) Before the sun set.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The cricket match. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) When the bell rang.

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