Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 841 · 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) The school bus. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) Collected nuts. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) Told us a story. (d) When the bell rang.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) Brought a letter for Dad. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
4. 4.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
5. 5.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
6. 6.“Our teacher.” 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The rain fell all night.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus. (b) Running in the park. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Slept on the sofa.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) Told us a story. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
11. 11.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The postman.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman. (b) Carried a crumb. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Playing with my friends.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The shopkeeper.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) A green parrot. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind. (b) Sat next to me. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) My grandmother. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Playing with my friends.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) Broke his toy car. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The new student sat next to me.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) The little puppy. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Flew high in the sky.
23. 23.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) Our neighbours.
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The postman brought a letter for Dad.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players ran onto the field.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The red kite. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Running in the park.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) When the school bus came.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) Our cat. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Ran across the garden.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Our teacher. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Collected nuts.
32. 32.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The wind. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
34. 34.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran onto the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) Ran across the garden.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Collected nuts. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
38. 38.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Grandpa. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The red kite.

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