Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 923 · 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?
   “The wind blew the leaves away.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My sister made a rangoli.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) Because it was raining. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Gave fresh milk.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The school bus. (c) Watered the plants. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) Our cat. (d) Hid under the bed.
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Playing with my friends.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Because it was raining. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) My grandmother. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The rain fell all night.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) Our teacher. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
10. 10.“Checked my throat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) Our cat. (c) Lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Waiting for the bus.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
15. 15.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
16. 16.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Because it was raining. (d) Checked my throat.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) Told us a story. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Blew the leaves away.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The train. (d) Because it was raining.
21. 21.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The school bell. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) Waiting for the bus.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) Until the rain stopped.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) Gave fresh milk.
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Cooked dal for dinner.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) The baby elephant. (c) Because it was raining. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) Although he was tired. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) The train left the station at nine.
33. 33.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The cricket match. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Broke his toy car. (c) The baby elephant. (d) Although he was tired.
36. 36.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Danced in the rain. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The wind. (d) The players ran onto the field.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing

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