Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 861 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Before the sun set.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Waiting for the bus.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) My aunt. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Our cat slept on the sofa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) The village pond. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) When the bell rang.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Collected nuts. (c) The new student. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The old farmer. (d) While Mum was cooking.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Since it was late. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) Sent me a gift.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) A green parrot. (d) As soon as we reached home.
14. 14.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Gave us cool shade. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
18. 18.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
19. 19.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) Planted rice in the field. (d) While Mum was cooking.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse. (b) Watered the plants. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) Although he was tired.
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Before the sun set.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Until the rain stopped.
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow gave fresh milk.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) Before the sun set.
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The school bus. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran across the garden.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Counted the coins. (b) Since it was late. (c) The tiny ant. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
37. 37.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
38. 38.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) Blew the leaves away. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) After we ate lunch.
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.

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