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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 957 · 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.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  2. 2.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  3. 3.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  4. 4.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) My sister.
  6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Watered the plants. (d) After we ate lunch.
  7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  8. 8.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
  10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Watered the plants.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat slept on the sofa.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) Because it was raining. (d) Hid under the bed.
  14. 14.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  15. 15.“The bright moon.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
  16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
  17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Because it was raining.
  18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Fell all night.
  19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Although he was tired.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) Told us a story. (c) The tall tree. (d) Because it was raining.
  21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon shone over the lake.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  22. 22.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  23. 23.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The rain.
  25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My father cooked dal for dinner.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Counted the coins. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
  27. 27.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  28. 28.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Watered the plants. (d) Playing with my friends.
  30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) A green parrot.
  31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) A green parrot. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
  32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The tall tree. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
  33. 33.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) A small mouse. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
  35. 35.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Lit lamps on Diwali.
  37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) The new student sat next to me.
  38. 38.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) Lit lamps on Diwali.
  40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The wind.

Answer key

  1. what happens (predicate)
  2. what happens (predicate)
  3. what happens (predicate)
  4. who or what (subject)
  5. My father cooked dal for dinner.
  6. The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  7. fragment
  8. what happens (predicate)
  9. Until the rain stopped.
  10. fragment
  11. complete sentence
  12. The red kite.
  13. My grandmother told us a story.
  14. what happens (predicate)
  15. what happens (predicate)
  16. While Mum was cooking.
  17. Because it was raining.
  18. The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
  19. fragment
  20. A small mouse hid under the bed.
  21. complete sentence
  22. what happens (predicate)
  23. who or what (subject)
  24. The rain.
  25. complete sentence
  26. Counted the coins.
  27. who or what (subject)
  28. who or what (subject)
  29. The wind blew the leaves away.
  30. Our cat slept on the sofa.
  31. A green parrot.
  32. The tall tree.
  33. what happens (predicate)
  34. Two ducks swam in the pond.
  35. what happens (predicate)
  36. Lit lamps on Diwali.
  37. The new student sat next to me.
  38. who or what (subject)
  39. The peacock danced in the rain.
  40. The wind.

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