Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 935 · 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 peacock danced in the rain. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) Ran onto the field. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The children.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
3. 3.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The little puppy.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The baby elephant.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) Two ducks. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Made a rangoli.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) A big black crow. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
9. 9.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) When the school bus came.
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Broke his toy car.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Eating a big mango.
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The little puppy. (d) When the bell rang.
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite flew high in the sky.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat next to me. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The children. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
22. 22.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Sat on the wall.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain fell all night.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) A small mouse. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
28. 28.“Broke his toy car.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
29. 29.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Slept on the sofa. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) Since it was late. (d) Left the station at nine.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend. (b) Although he was tired. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Carried a crumb.
35. 35.“Fell all night.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ended at five o'clock.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Put out the fire. (c) My little brother. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) Sent me a gift. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) My best friend.

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