Deck 16: Fragments

Question 1

Identify the complete sentence.

A) Because I love chocolate.
B) And wins every game.
C) Who wants to be an actor.
D) We'll cut our vacation short.

Answer 1

We'll cut our vacation short.

Question 2

Identify the sentence that is not a fragment.

A) Since he couldn't stop laughing, the manager asked him to leave.
B) To buy all the supplies on the list.
C) And can climb just about any mountain.
D) While you were out of the building.

Answer 2

Since he couldn't stop laughing, the manager asked him to leave.

Question 3

Read this sentence fragment: Desperately wants to go to Disneyland.
This is a fragment because

A) it is missing a subject.
B) it is missing a verb.
C) it is missing both a subject and a verb.
D) it contains only three words.

Answer 3

it is missing a subject.

Question 4

Read this sentence fragment: Who once threw egg on me.
This is a fragment because

A) it is missing a subject.
B) it is missing a verb.
C) it is missing both a subject and a verb.
D) it begins with a relative pronoun.

Question 5

Which one of the following sentences is true?

A) A sentence can be complete if it is missing a verb.
B) A fragment should begin with a capital letter and end with a period.
C) A fragment is the same thing as an independent clause.
D) A fragment cannot stand alone and must be corrected.

Question 6

A fragment can be corrected by connecting the fragment to the sentence before or after it or by making the fragment into an independent clause.

Question 7

A fragment can be corrected by capitalizing the first word and ending it with a period.

Question 8

Read this sentence fragment: Cannot stand to be alone.
Which one of the following statements is true?

A) The sentence is not a fragment.
B) The fragment can be corrected by adding a verb.
C) The fragment can be corrected by adding a subject.
D) The fragment cannot be corrected.

Question 9

Read this sentence fragment and independent clause: Skating across the frozen pond. She felt free.
Which one of the following statements is true?

A) The sentence is not a fragment.
B) The fragment can be corrected by adding a verb.
C) The fragment can be corrected by joining it to the independent clause.
D) The fragment cannot be corrected.

Question 10

Read this sentence fragment: Even though Tammy is allergic to dogs.
Which one of the following statements is true?

A) The sentence is not a fragment.
B) The fragment can be corrected by deleting the subordinating conjunction Even though.
C) The fragment can be corrected by adding a verb.
D) That is a relative-clause fragment.

Question 11

Underline the fragment in the following sentences.
Their yard was always messy. Which made the neighbors angry. The neighbors were glad when they moved.

Question 12

Rewrite the sentences in Question 1 to correct the fragment.

Question 13

Underline the fragment in the following sentences.
Labrena decided to stay home. Since she has a cold and doesn't feel well. We will miss her.

Question 14

Rewrite the sentences in Question 3 to correct the fragment.

Question 15

Put a check mark by the type of fragment that is in Question 1.
______ afterthought fragment
______ -ing fragment
______ to fragment
______ relative-clause fragment
______ dependent-clause fragment

Question 16

Underline any fragments in the following paragraph, and then correct them by rewriting the paragraph.

-don't like to admit this out loud, but I was my grandmother's favorite grandchild. She had nine grandchildren. But liked me the most. Age had nothing to do with it. Since I wasn't the oldest or the youngest. Whenever we would come for a visit. She would always have a pot of chicken and dumplings ready. Which was my favorite dish. I know she made this especially for me. Because no one else really liked it. To show her love for me. She would always make me a special toy. One year she made me a doll out of old scraps and yarn. I still have that doll. And plan to someday give it to my children. Her quilts are my favorite gift, however. Working her fingers raw. She would spend hours sewing the little pieces of the quilts together. While the other grandchildren didn't take an interest in my grandmother's cooking and crafts. I was fascinated by them. I think Grandmother liked me the best because I genuinely appreciated and loved all that she did for me.