Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 863 · 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?
   “A big black crow.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) Ran onto the field. (d) Our teacher.
3. 3.“The bright moon.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) My father. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Sat next to me. (c) Since it was late. (d) The village pond.
6. 6.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) The village pond. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Swam in the pond. (b) The old farmer. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) Since it was late.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Carried a crumb.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The firefighters. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Ended at five o'clock. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Checked my throat. (b) A big black crow. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Planted rice in the field. (d) Two ducks.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) If you come early. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
18. 18.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The new student.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) My grandmother. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) When the bell rang. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) A busy squirrel.
23. 23.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
24. 24.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Watered the plants.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) My best friend.
28. 28.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
29. 29.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
31. 31.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock danced in the rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Checked my throat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.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) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Because it was raining.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Watered the plants. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) My sister.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) The cricket match. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Although he was tired.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) My best friend.

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