CBSE Class 6 English Sentence Fragments Worksheet

PROBLEM 1

Fragment that lacks a subject

frag Martha asked about dinner. Hoped it was lasagna.

frag I jogged around the park twice. Was hot and tired afterward.

frag Li Cheng raced to the bus stop. Arrived just in the nick of time.

SOLUTION

Martha asked about dinner. She hoped it was lasagna.

I jogged around the park twice. I was hot and tired afterward.

Li Cheng raced to the bus stop. He arrived just in the nick of time.

Make a complete sentence by adding a subject to the fragment.
 

PROBLEM 2

Fragment that lacks a predicate

frag The carpenter worked hard all morning. His assistant after lunch.

frag Ant farms are fascinating. The ants around in constant motion.

frag Our class went on a field trip. Mammoth Cave.

SOLUTION

The carpenter worked hard all morning. His assistant helped after lunch.

Ant farms are fascinating. The ants crawl around in constant motion.

Our class went on a field trip. Mammoth Cave was our destination.

Make a complete sentence by adding a predicate.
 

PROBLEM 3

Fragment that lacks both a subject and a predicate

frag I heard the laughter of the children. In the nursery.

frag After the spring rain. The whole house smelled fresh and clean.

frag The noisy chatter of the squirrels awakened us early. In the morning.

SOLUTION

I heard the laughter of the children in the nursery.

After the spring rain, the whole house smelled fresh and clean.

The noisy chatter of the squirrels awakened us early in the morning.

Combine the fragment with another sentence.

Sentence Fragments

A sentence must have both a subject and a predicate to express a complete thought. A group of words that lacks a subject, a predicate, or both is a sentence fragment. A fragment does not express a complete thought and should be avoided in writing.

Almost stopped them. (lacks a subject)

The three explorers. (lacks a predicate)

Almost to the top. (lacks a subject and a predicate)

• Exercise 1 Draw one line under the complete subject and two lines under the complete predicate of each complete sentence. If a sentence is not complete, write F (fragment) in the blank.

             F                        Of brave explorers.

——————— 1. History tells tales of brave explorers.

——————— 2. Christopher Columbus.

——————— 3. Sailed in three ships.

——————— 4. Christopher Columbus and his men sailed in three ships.

——————— 5. Their long voyage brought them to the New World.

——————— 6. The explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

——————— 7. America was named for the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

——————— 8. Sir Edmund Hillary was the first to climb Mt. Everest.

——————— 9. A very high mountain.

——————— 10. Everest is a high mountain in Nepal.

———————11. Hillary and his group almost died in the cold.

——————— 12. Hard to breathe.

——————— 13. It is hard to breathe on extremely high mountains.

——————— 14. Oxygen is very thin that high up.

——————— 15. Peary reached the North Pole first.

——————— 16. His dogs pulled him on a sled.

——————— 17. Arrived there before him.

——————— 18. Captain Cook, might have arrived there before him.

——————— 19. Other explorers found the Northwest Passage.

——————— 20. Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

——————— 21. This watery passage joins the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

——————— 22. Many of today’s explorers.

——————— 23. Many of today’s explorers look to the skies

——————— 24. Others explore the deep oceans.

——————— 25. You can also explore without leaving your room.

——————— 26. You can explore with your mind.

——————— 27. Some scientific discoveries are based on theories.

——————— 28. Johannes Kepler discovered the cause of tides.

——————— 29. Few people believed him.

——————— 30. Isaac Newton made many important scientific discoveries.

——————— 31. Without these people.

——————— 32. These people made a difference in our world.

——————— 33. Modern astronauts depend on their discoveries.

——————— 34. Today’s scientists are still exploring new ideas.

——————— 35. Much different from today’s.

——————— 36. Tomorrow’s world will be much different.

——————— 37. Space travel may be common.

——————— 38. The world tomorrow.

• Writing Link Write two complete sentences about a process you would like to learn more about.