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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 859 · 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) Two ducks. (b) Sat next to me. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Playing with my friends.
  2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) My grandmother. (d) Ran across the garden.
  3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Playing with my friends.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ate a ripe guava. (b) Since it was late. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) My little brother.
  5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) The brown cow. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Watered the plants.
  6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
  7. 7.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Told us a story. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The bright moon. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
  10. 10.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My father.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
  13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The children.
  14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The players. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
  16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Rang his bell.
  17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) My grandmother. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Until the rain stopped.
  18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) Since it was late. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  19. 19.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  20. 20.“Made a rangoli.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) When the bell rang.
  22. 22.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  23. 23.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) My best friend. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) Eating a big mango.
  25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) Slept on the sofa.
  26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The village pond.
  27. 27.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree gave us cool shade.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The tiny ant.
  31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) My grandmother. (c) Running in the park. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
  32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters put out the fire.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow gave fresh milk.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) A small mouse. (d) Eating a big mango.
  35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The tiny ant.
  38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) Put out the fire. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
  39. 39.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Although he was tired.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

Answer key

  1. My aunt sent me a gift.
  2. The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
  3. fragment
  4. My best friend gave me a pencil.
  5. The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  6. Waiting for the bus.
  7. what happens (predicate)
  8. fragment
  9. The brown cow gave fresh milk.
  10. what happens (predicate)
  11. fragment
  12. Until the rain stopped.
  13. The children.
  14. fragment
  15. The players.
  16. Rang his bell.
  17. The postman brought a letter for Dad.
  18. Since it was late.
  19. who or what (subject)
  20. who or what (subject)
  21. The train left the station at nine.
  22. who or what (subject)
  23. who or what (subject)
  24. Two ducks swam in the pond.
  25. Slept on the sofa.
  26. The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  27. what happens (predicate)
  28. complete sentence
  29. fragment
  30. The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
  31. The rain fell all night.
  32. complete sentence
  33. complete sentence
  34. The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  35. fragment
  36. fragment
  37. The tiny ant.
  38. Put out the fire.
  39. what happens (predicate)
  40. fragment

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