Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 996 · 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.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Shone over the lake.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The village pond.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) Sat on the wall.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The bright moon. (d) Until the rain stopped.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Brought a letter for Dad. (b) The wind. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Before the sun set.
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The little puppy.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) Gave us cool shade. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) Because it was raining. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The bright moon. (d) Since it was late.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa watered the plants.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
13. 13.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
14. 14.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
16. 16.“The bright moon.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
17. 17.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) Collected nuts. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
20. 20.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain fell all night.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) A busy squirrel.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) Ended at five o'clock. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Flew high in the sky.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) My sister.
31. 31.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Left the station at nine.
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) Sang a song in the hall. (d) My best friend.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Told us a story. (b) The tall tree. (c) Before the sun set. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
38. 38.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Two ducks. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) Splashed in the river.
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The firefighters. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.

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