MITS Level C Flashcard # 2: Sentence Fragments / Review

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is a word group that does not contain its own subject and/or verb and cannot stand alone as a sentence.

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence contains a subject, a verb, and expresses a complete thought.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought, making it unable to stand alone as a sentence.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought, allowing it to stand alone as a sentence.

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What is a phrase?

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A phrase is a group of words that does not contain a subject-verb pair and does not express a complete thought.

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Identify if the following is a sentence or fragment: 'Crawling into the space beneath the deck to check for termites.'

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Fragment

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Identify if the following is a sentence or fragment: 'Bob awoke.'

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Sentence

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What is the difference between a sentence and a fragment?

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A sentence expresses a complete thought and can stand alone, while a fragment does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.

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What is a relative clause?

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A relative clause is a type of dependent clause that modifies a noun and usually begins with a relative pronoun like 'who,' 'which,' or 'that.'

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What role does a subject play in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.