Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 840 · 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 a complete sentence? (a) Watered the plants. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The little puppy.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman. (b) Rang loudly. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) Running in the park.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang his bell. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller. (b) Ate a ripe guava. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Until the rain stopped.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Ate a ripe guava.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Brought a letter for Dad.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) Rang loudly. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) Checked my throat. (c) My father. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
10. 10.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) While Mum was cooking.
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) The school bus.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The doctor checked my throat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Brought a letter for Dad. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) A green parrot.
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) While Mum was cooking.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Gave us cool shade. (c) The tiny ant. (d) The train left the station at nine.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock danced in the rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The rain. (d) Was full of lotus flowers.
22. 22.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) If you come early. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Running in the park.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The tall tree. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) The little puppy. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) When the bell rang.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The brown cow. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Before the sun set. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) Running in the park. (d) The children.
33. 33.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
34. 34.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) Our teacher. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
37. 37.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Brought a letter for Dad. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) Left the station at nine.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Carried a crumb. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) My aunt.

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