Sentence Fragments

Which ONE of the following contains a sentence fragment?

• Boxing is a combat sport. In it, two people wearing protective gloves throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring.

• Amateur boxing is both an Olympic and a Commonwealth Games sport and is a standard fixture in most international games.

• A referee oversees a series of one- to three-minute intervals, which are called rounds.

• A winner can be resolved before the completion of the rounds. When a referee deems an opponent incapable of continuing, disqualification of an opponent, or resignation of an opponent.

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Which ONE of the following contains a sentence fragment.

• When the fight reaches the end of its final round with both opponents still standing, the judges' scorecards determine the victor.

• In Olympic boxing, because a winner must be declared, judges award the contest to one fighter on technical criteria.

• A boxing match typically consists of a determined number of three-minute rounds. These can total between 9 and 12 rounds.

• A minute typically between each round with the fighters in their assigned corners receiving advice and attention from their coach and staff.

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Which ONE of the following does NOT include a sentence fragment?

• The fight is controlled by a referee who works within the ring to judge and control the conduct of the fighters.

• Rule on their ability to fight safely, count knocked-down fighters, and rule on fouls.

• While up to three judges are present at ringside to score the bout and assign points to the boxers, based on punches and elbows that connect, defense, knockdowns, hugging and other measures.

• Because of the open-ended style of boxing judging; many fights have controversial results, in which one or both fighters believe they have been unfairly denied a victory.

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Which ONE of the following sentences CONTAINS a sentence fragment?

• Each fighter has an assigned corner of the ring. Where his or her coach may administer to the fighter at the beginning of the fight and between rounds.

• Both boxers enter into the ring from their assigned corners at the beginning of each round and must cease fighting and return to their corners at the signaled end of each round.

• A bout in which the predetermined number of rounds passes is decided by the judges and is said to "go the distance."

• The fighter with the higher score at the end of the fight is ruled the winner.

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Which ONE of the following sentences CONTAINS a sentence fragment?

• With three judges, unanimous and split decisions are possible, as are draws.

• A boxer may win the bout before a decision is reached through a knock-out; such bouts are said to have ended "inside the distance."

• If a fighter is knocked down during the fight, determined by whether the boxer touches the canvas floor of the ring with any part of their body other than the feet as a result of the opponent's punch and not a slip. The referee begins counting until the fighter returns to his or her feet and can continue.

• Some jurisdictions require the referee to count to eight regardless of if the fighter gets up before.

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Which ONE of the following sentences CONTAINS a sentence fragment?

• If the referee counts to ten. Then the knocked-down boxer is ruled "knocked out" (whether unconscious or not) and the other boxer is ruled the winner by knockout (KO).

• A "technical knock-out" (TKO) is possible as well and is ruled by the referee, fight doctor, or a fighter's corner if a fighter is unable to safely continue to fight, based upon injuries or being judged unable to effectively defend him/herself.

• Many jurisdictions and sanctioning agencies also have a "three-knockdown rule," according to which three knockdowns in a given round result in a TKO.

• A TKO is considered a knockout in a fighter's record.

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Which of the following CONTAINS a sentence fragment?

• In general, boxers are prohibited from hitting below the belt, holding, tripping, pushing, biting, or spitting.

• The boxer's shorts are raised so the opponent not allowed to hit to the groin area with intent to cause pain or injury.

• Failure to abide by any of these rules may result in a foul being called against the offender.

• Boxers also are prohibited from kicking, head-butting, or hitting with any part of the arm other than the knuckles of a closed fist (including hitting with the elbow, shoulder or forearm).

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Which one of the following CONTAINS a sentence fragment?

• The modern Olympic movement revived interest in amateur sports, and amateur boxing became an Olympic sport in 1908.

• Olympic and other amateur bouts are typically limited to three or four rounds.

• Scoring is computed by points based on the number of clean blows landed, regardless of impact, and fighters wear protective headgear. Reducing the number of injuries, knockdowns, and knockouts.

• Currently scoring blows in amateur boxing are subjectively counted by ringside judges. Recently, the Australian Institute for Sport has introduced an Automated Boxing Scoring System, which scores objectively, improves safety, and arguably makes the sport more interesting to spectators.

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Which ONE of the following CONTAINS a sentence fragment?

• Professional bouts are usually much longer than amateur bouts, typically ranging from ten to twelve rounds. Though four-round fights are common for less experienced fighters or club fighters.

• There are also some two- and three-round professional bouts, especially in Australia.

• Through the early 20th century, it was common for fights to have unlimited rounds, ending only when one fighter quit, benefiting high-energy fighters like Jack Dempsey.

• Fifteen rounds remained the internationally recognized limit for championship fights for most of the 20th century until the early 1980s.

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Which ONE of the following contains a sentence fragment?

• Fifteen rounds was the internationally recognized limit for championship fights until the early 1980s. When the death of boxer Kim Duk-koo eventually prompted the World Boxing Council and other organizations sanctioning professional boxing to reduce the limit to twelve rounds.

• Headgear is not permitted in professional bouts, and boxers are generally allowed to take much more damage before a fight is halted.

• At any time, the referee may stop the contest if he believes that one participant cannot defend himself due to injury. In that case, the other participant is awarded a technical knockout win.

• A technical knockout would also be awarded if a fighter lands a punch that opens a cut on the opponent, and the opponent is later deemed not fit to continue by a doctor because of the cut.

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