Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 893 · 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 train left the station at nine. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) My grandmother. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
2. 2.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The new student.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The peacock. (d) The players ran onto the field.
6. 6.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The baby elephant.
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The little puppy ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The train. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Blew the leaves away.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks swam in the pond.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The baby elephant. (c) Rang his bell. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) My best friend. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
14. 14.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Swam in the pond.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
16. 16.“The postman.” 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) Playing with my friends. (b) The firefighters. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) A small mouse. (d) The train left the station at nine.
20. 20.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) My sister. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) Sent me a gift.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) The little puppy. (d) When the school bus came.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) Left the station at nine.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The tall tree.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant splashed in the river.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The doctor. (d) Made a rangoli.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players ran onto the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
30. 30.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Watered the plants. (b) My grandmother. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) When the school bus came.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The school bus.
33. 33.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Because it was raining.
37. 37.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
38. 38.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon shone over the lake.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.

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