Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 919 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Before the sun set.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Rang his bell. (c) The doctor. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
3. 3.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
4. 4.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Because it was raining.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The red kite.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The train left the station at nine.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Grabbed a banana.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) Although he was tired. (c) My father. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The doctor. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) My grandmother. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
12. 12.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
17. 17.“Danced in the rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
19. 19.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Rang loudly. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Collected nuts. (b) Two ducks. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
23. 23.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
24. 24.“Ran across the garden.” 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) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) A green parrot. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The train left the station at nine.
26. 26.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
27. 27.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
28. 28.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) If you come early.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The school bus.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Swam in the pond.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) Running in the park. (c) My little brother. (d) Sent me a gift.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ended at five o'clock. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) Running in the park. (d) The rain.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Running in the park. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
37. 37.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) The rain. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Broke his toy car.
39. 39.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing

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