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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 879 · 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?
    “Cooked dal for dinner.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) Counted the coins. (d) My little brother.
  3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Shone over the lake.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) Running in the park. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) My grandmother.
  8. 8.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  9. 9.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) My aunt. (d) Running in the park.
  12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) The tall tree. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
  13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Collected nuts.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) My little brother. (d) As soon as we reached home.
  15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
  16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang his bell. (b) The doctor. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
  17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
  18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
  19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Stopped at the gate.
  20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Told us a story. (b) The players. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) Because the shop was closed.
  21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Counted the coins. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  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.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Fell all night. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
  26. 26.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  27. 27.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) The ice cream seller.
  29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) My aunt. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
  30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
  31. 31.“Danced in the rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) The postman. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
  36. 36.“Hid under the bed.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) My best friend.
  38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Rang loudly.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
  40. 40.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing

Answer key

  1. fragment
  2. The new student sat next to me.
  3. fragment
  4. fragment
  5. Because the shop was closed.
  6. Our cat slept on the sofa.
  7. The little puppy ran across the garden.
  8. who or what (subject)
  9. what happens (predicate)
  10. fragment
  11. The train left the station at nine.
  12. The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
  13. fragment
  14. The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  15. The ice cream seller.
  16. The bright moon shone over the lake.
  17. The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  18. The tall tree.
  19. Stopped at the gate.
  20. The peacock danced in the rain.
  21. fragment
  22. Counted the coins.
  23. who or what (subject)
  24. who or what (subject)
  25. Fell all night.
  26. what happens (predicate)
  27. who or what (subject)
  28. The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  29. My aunt.
  30. When the bell rang.
  31. who or what (subject)
  32. fragment
  33. fragment
  34. fragment
  35. The postman.
  36. who or what (subject)
  37. My best friend.
  38. fragment
  39. Two ducks swam in the pond.
  40. who or what (subject)

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