Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 991 · 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.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
2. 2.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Left the station at nine.
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Two ducks. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Playing with my friends.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Blew the leaves away.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) My little brother. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Until the rain stopped.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Our neighbours. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
9. 9.“Counted the coins.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) My little brother. (c) Watered the plants. (d) The new student sat next to me.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
13. 13.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) Grabbed a banana.
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The bright moon. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) A big black crow. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Two ducks. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The rain fell all night.
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Checked my throat. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The brown cow.
21. 21.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) The red kite. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) When the school bus came.
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) A green parrot. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.“Brought a letter for Dad.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) A small mouse.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The rain. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Was full of lotus flowers.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The tall tree. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The postman brought a letter for Dad.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ended at five o'clock. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) My sister.
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) After we ate lunch.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The tiny ant.

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