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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 97 · 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) The rain fell all night.
  2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) As soon as we reached home.
  3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond was full of lotus flowers.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  4. 4.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer. (b) Ran onto the field. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The train left the station at nine.
  6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave us cool shade.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The peacock. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
  8. 8.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  9. 9.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Sent me a gift. (c) Running in the park. (d) The train.
  11. 11.“Hid under the bed.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  13. 13.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  14. 14.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The red kite. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
  16. 16.“The rain.” 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
  18. 18.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 brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) The rain. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) Two ducks. (d) Because the shop was closed.
  22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Cooked dal for dinner.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The shopkeeper. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Rang his bell.
  24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) Two ducks. (c) Sat on the wall. (d) Before the sun set.
  25. 25.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) Planted rice in the field. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
  27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The little puppy. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
  28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Was full of lotus flowers.
  29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell. (b) Running in the park. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
  30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Rang loudly.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Because it was raining.
  32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The school bell. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Splashed in the river.
  33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
  34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
  35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Hid under the bed. (b) The school bus. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Because the shop was closed.
  37. 37.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow gave fresh milk.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) When the bell rang.
  40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

Answer key

  1. Ate a ripe guava.
  2. As soon as we reached home.
  3. complete sentence
  4. what happens (predicate)
  5. The train left the station at nine.
  6. fragment
  7. My grandmother told us a story.
  8. who or what (subject)
  9. what happens (predicate)
  10. The tall tree gave us cool shade.
  11. who or what (subject)
  12. fragment
  13. who or what (subject)
  14. who or what (subject)
  15. The red kite.
  16. what happens (predicate)
  17. Grabbed a banana.
  18. Until the rain stopped.
  19. fragment
  20. The baby elephant splashed in the river.
  21. A small mouse hid under the bed.
  22. fragment
  23. The little puppy ran across the garden.
  24. The rain fell all night.
  25. what happens (predicate)
  26. Planted rice in the field.
  27. The little puppy.
  28. Was full of lotus flowers.
  29. The school bus stopped at the gate.
  30. fragment
  31. Because it was raining.
  32. My best friend gave me a pencil.
  33. After we ate lunch.
  34. Wrote a poem on the board.
  35. fragment
  36. The red kite flew high in the sky.
  37. who or what (subject)
  38. complete sentence
  39. Our cat slept on the sofa.
  40. fragment

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