Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 990 · 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.“Danced in the rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Hid under the bed.
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The brown cow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Checked my throat. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The village pond.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “A small mouse.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) The doctor. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) My grandmother. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Because the shop was closed.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) My little brother.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) Two ducks. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The new student sat next to me.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) The bright moon. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
12. 12.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) Gave us cool shade. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) My aunt.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) Slept on the sofa. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) Danced in the rain. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Since it was late. (d) Grabbed a banana.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) Grandpa. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
21. 21.“Hid under the bed.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Put out the fire.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Gave us cool shade. (c) The school bell. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Sat next to me.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) The little puppy. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
28. 28.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
30. 30.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
31. 31.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The postman.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) My best friend.
34. 34.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) The train. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) If you come early.
36. 36.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The brown cow.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Hid under the bed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.

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