Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 855 · 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.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The cricket match.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “When the school bus came.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) Watered the plants. (d) My best friend.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Running in the park. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) Carried a crumb. (d) Because it was raining.
7. 7.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) The children. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) Eating a big mango.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The postman.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) Carried a crumb. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) Running in the park. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Told us a story.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) Planted rice in the field. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
15. 15.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The cricket match. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A busy squirrel.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
21. 21.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
23. 23.“My sister.” 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) Gave us cool shade. (b) Running in the park. (c) The school bus. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) My aunt. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) Although he was tired.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) Sat next to me.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) The baby elephant.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The peacock.
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The school bell. (d) Watered the plants.
37. 37.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My little brother.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.

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