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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 869 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Checked my throat.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Running in the park. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) The little puppy.
  3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) The old farmer. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) As soon as we reached home.
  4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The old farmer. (c) Before the sun set. (d) Collected nuts.
  5. 5.“The bright moon.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) Two ducks. (d) Stopped at the gate.
  8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) A green parrot. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
  9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat slept on the sofa.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
  12. 12.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) A big black crow. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
  14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Counted the coins. (d) The hungry monkey.
  15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave me a pencil.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  16. 16.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The little puppy.
  18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Danced in the rain.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) My best friend. (d) Eating a big mango.
  20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match ended at five o'clock.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Carried a crumb. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
  22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) The doctor.
  23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The tiny ant.
  24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) Before the sun set.
  25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The children.
  28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) The village pond. (d) When the school bus came.
  29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) When the bell rang.
  30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The tall tree. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
  31. 31.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
  33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Blew the leaves away.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) Gave us cool shade. (d) Our cat.
  36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The brown cow. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
  37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) My sister.
  39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  40. 40.“Fell all night.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)

Answer key

  1. fragment
  2. A big black crow sat on the wall.
  3. Grandpa watered the plants.
  4. My best friend gave me a pencil.
  5. what happens (predicate)
  6. Sat on the wall.
  7. The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
  8. A small mouse hid under the bed.
  9. complete sentence
  10. fragment
  11. The hungry monkey.
  12. what happens (predicate)
  13. The wind blew the leaves away.
  14. The firefighters put out the fire.
  15. fragment
  16. who or what (subject)
  17. The little puppy.
  18. fragment
  19. Two ducks swam in the pond.
  20. complete sentence
  21. Carried a crumb.
  22. My little brother broke his toy car.
  23. The tiny ant.
  24. The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  25. fragment
  26. fragment
  27. The children.
  28. The shopkeeper counted the coins.
  29. The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  30. The tall tree.
  31. who or what (subject)
  32. The wind.
  33. fragment
  34. complete sentence
  35. The brown cow gave fresh milk.
  36. The brown cow.
  37. fragment
  38. The children sang a song in the hall.
  39. fragment
  40. who or what (subject)

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