Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 882 · 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Checked my throat. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
2. 2.“Brought a letter for Dad.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
3. 3.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Gave fresh milk.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Brought a letter for Dad.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) The red kite.
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The school bell. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
8. 8.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The tall tree.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
10. 10.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The train.
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Stopped at the gate.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) Lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
14. 14.“Cooked dal for dinner.” 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) The wind. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Waiting for the bus.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) Carried a crumb. (c) My best friend. (d) When the school bus came.
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Although he was tired. (d) Broke his toy car.
18. 18.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) My sister. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Told us a story. (d) The doctor.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The new student. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) Splashed in the river.
23. 23.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Slept on the sofa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
26. 26.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Grandpa.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) If you come early. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Our neighbours. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The peacock.
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The train. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) Watered the plants. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) My father. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
38. 38.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) My little brother.

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