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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 922 · 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.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) Ran onto the field. (d) Our teacher.
  2. 2.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) My grandmother. (d) The rain fell all night.
  4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Danced in the rain.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  5. 5.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) Before the sun set. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa. (b) If you come early. (c) Carried a crumb. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Two ducks. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Rang loudly.
  9. 9.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Checked my throat.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) Playing with my friends.
  12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Told us a story.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Running in the park. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
  15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Watered the plants.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) A green parrot. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Gave me a pencil.
  17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Rang loudly. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) My grandmother.
  18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) The red kite.
  19. 19.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Broke his toy car. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The wind.
  21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The school bell. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
  22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The train. (d) Swam in the pond.
  23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave us cool shade.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) My father.
  25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
  26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) Our teacher.
  27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Sent me a gift. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
  28. 28.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) The tiny ant. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Swam in the pond.
  31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Grandpa. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The players ran onto the field.
  32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Planted rice in the field. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
  33. 33.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  34. 34.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The tall tree.
  36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The village pond.
  37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) A big black crow. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
  38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.

Answer key

  1. A big black crow sat on the wall.
  2. what happens (predicate)
  3. My grandmother.
  4. fragment
  5. who or what (subject)
  6. Before the sun set.
  7. Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  8. The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  9. who or what (subject)
  10. fragment
  11. The new student sat next to me.
  12. fragment
  13. fragment
  14. Running in the park.
  15. fragment
  16. My grandmother told us a story.
  17. The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  18. The red kite.
  19. what happens (predicate)
  20. The tiny ant carried a crumb.
  21. The school bell.
  22. The players ran onto the field.
  23. fragment
  24. The doctor checked my throat.
  25. My aunt.
  26. The school bell rang loudly.
  27. Sent me a gift.
  28. what happens (predicate)
  29. fragment
  30. The postman brought a letter for Dad.
  31. Grandpa.
  32. Planted rice in the field.
  33. what happens (predicate)
  34. what happens (predicate)
  35. The tall tree.
  36. The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  37. Two ducks swam in the pond.
  38. fragment
  39. After we ate lunch.
  40. The hungry monkey.

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