Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 993 · 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.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) Playing with my friends.
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “A green parrot ate a ripe guava.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) Danced in the rain.
5. 5.“Was full of lotus flowers.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
6. 6.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “A busy squirrel.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
8. 8.“Shone over the lake.” 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 a complete sentence? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The rain.
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) Watered the plants.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) A busy squirrel. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ended at five o'clock. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) A busy squirrel. (d) Although he was tired.
16. 16.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
17. 17.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The players. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus stopped at the gate.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Collected nuts.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Put out the fire.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran onto the field.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The players. (c) Sat next to me. (d) Playing with my friends.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) Since it was late. (d) Hid under the bed.
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
26. 26.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) Blew the leaves away.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The village pond. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Put out the fire.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller. (b) Told us a story. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The rain fell all night.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) Running in the park. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
32. 32.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) A small mouse. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) After we ate lunch.
34. 34.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
35. 35.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Checked my throat. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) If you come early. (d) The school bus.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Slept on the sofa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

Free writing skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-writing-skills