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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 842 · 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) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The postman. (d) Blew the leaves away.
  2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse hid under the bed.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
  4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The postman.
  5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The old farmer.
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) Gave me a pencil. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) When the bell rang.
  8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
  9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
  10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Because it was raining. (d) Our cat.
  11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) Although he was tired.
  12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The new student.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
  14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
  15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sent me a gift.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) The peacock. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) Because the shop was closed.
  17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
  18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon. (b) Watered the plants. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) Before the sun set.
  19. 19.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Running in the park. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
  21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My father.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
  23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) Rang loudly. (c) The baby elephant. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
  24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Rang his bell.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant splashed in the river.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  27. 27.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave us cool shade.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) Our neighbours. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Because it was raining.
  30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The wind.
  31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ate a ripe guava.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The old farmer. (d) Stopped at the gate.
  33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Stopped at the gate.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The school bus. (d) Flew high in the sky.
  35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
  36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  37. 37.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang his bell. (b) Although he was tired. (c) A green parrot. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
  40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children sang a song in the hall.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

Answer key

  1. The little puppy ran across the garden.
  2. complete sentence
  3. The rain.
  4. The postman.
  5. fragment
  6. The old farmer.
  7. A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
  8. The firefighters.
  9. Because the shop was closed.
  10. The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  11. The shopkeeper counted the coins.
  12. fragment
  13. The red kite flew high in the sky.
  14. A green parrot.
  15. fragment
  16. The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  17. After we ate lunch.
  18. My sister made a rangoli.
  19. what happens (predicate)
  20. Running in the park.
  21. fragment
  22. Ran across the garden.
  23. The wind blew the leaves away.
  24. fragment
  25. fragment
  26. complete sentence
  27. what happens (predicate)
  28. fragment
  29. The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
  30. The wind.
  31. fragment
  32. The children sang a song in the hall.
  33. fragment
  34. A big black crow sat on the wall.
  35. While Mum was cooking.
  36. fragment
  37. what happens (predicate)
  38. fragment
  39. The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
  40. complete sentence

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