Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 857 · 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) My father. (b) Because it was raining. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The new student sat next to me.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) As soon as we reached home.
6. 6.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
7. 7.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The players.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
10. 10.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) A green parrot. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) The new student sat next to me.
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) My best friend. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
17. 17.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) Slept on the sofa.
19. 19.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) Lit lamps on Diwali.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) Waiting for the bus.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) Running in the park. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Gave me a pencil. (d) After we ate lunch.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) Told us a story. (d) The school bell.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) Swam in the pond.
27. 27.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond was full of lotus flowers.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow. (b) When the bell rang. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) Lit lamps on Diwali.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Danced in the rain.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Watered the plants. (d) The tiny ant.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Sat next to me. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Checked my throat. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
39. 39.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing

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