Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 875 · 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) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The cricket match. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) Gave fresh milk.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The hungry monkey.
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The train. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “When the bell rang.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The doctor. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Fell all night.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) Flew high in the sky.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) My little brother. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) My grandmother. (d) Until the rain stopped.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus stopped at the gate.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children sang a song in the hall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) Since it was late. (d) Our cat.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) Rang his bell. (c) Since it was late. (d) My little brother.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ate a ripe guava. (b) The cricket match. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) Put out the fire. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The brown cow.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The doctor. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain. (b) Because it was raining. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The hungry monkey.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) Gave me a pencil. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) A green parrot.
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Since it was late.
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) A small mouse. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train left the station at nine.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain fell all night.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
29. 29.“The new student.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) Grandpa. (c) Put out the fire. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
31. 31.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Ended at five o'clock. (c) The red kite. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
33. 33.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The new student sat next to me.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
36. 36.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
38. 38.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The baby elephant.
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The new student.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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