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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 876 · 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?
    “If you come early.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) Our teacher. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
  4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Checked my throat. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
  5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Stopped at the gate.
  6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Counted the coins. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
  7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) The little puppy. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
  8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The tiny ant. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) Rang his bell.
  9. 9.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  10. 10.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  11. 11.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) The school bus. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Broke his toy car.
  13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Since it was late. (d) The new student sat next to me.
  14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Brought a letter for Dad. (b) The firefighters. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
  15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The players. (d) Playing with my friends.
  16. 16.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) Rang his bell. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) When the school bus came.
  18. 18.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Left the station at nine.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Our cat. (d) Collected nuts.
  21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A green parrot ate a ripe guava.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Put out the fire. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Grandpa.
  23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) Our teacher. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
  24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The postman brought a letter for Dad.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
  27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
  28. 28.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Sang a song in the hall. (d) The baby elephant.
  30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Rang loudly. (d) Grandpa.
  31. 31.“Counted the coins.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Hid under the bed.
  33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Wrote a poem on the board.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave fresh milk.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Ate a ripe guava. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
  37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Made a rangoli. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The peacock.
  38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Told us a story. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) Grandpa.
  39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) A small mouse. (c) Before the sun set. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
  40. 40.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)

Answer key

  1. fragment
  2. fragment
  3. Our teacher.
  4. My little brother broke his toy car.
  5. Stopped at the gate.
  6. Counted the coins.
  7. The little puppy.
  8. The brown cow gave fresh milk.
  9. what happens (predicate)
  10. what happens (predicate)
  11. who or what (subject)
  12. My best friend gave me a pencil.
  13. Since it was late.
  14. The wind blew the leaves away.
  15. My aunt sent me a gift.
  16. what happens (predicate)
  17. The train left the station at nine.
  18. who or what (subject)
  19. fragment
  20. My father cooked dal for dinner.
  21. complete sentence
  22. A big black crow sat on the wall.
  23. The little puppy ran across the garden.
  24. fragment
  25. complete sentence
  26. Eating a big mango.
  27. The peacock.
  28. who or what (subject)
  29. The red kite flew high in the sky.
  30. The children sang a song in the hall.
  31. who or what (subject)
  32. The players ran onto the field.
  33. fragment
  34. fragment
  35. fragment
  36. Ate a ripe guava.
  37. The firefighters put out the fire.
  38. The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  39. Grandpa watered the plants.
  40. what happens (predicate)

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