Fragments, Complete Sentences, and Unscrambling Sentences

Identify the Sentence Fragment in the following Paragraph:

In scene 1, the Bittering family arrives on Mars. Upon landing, Harry Bittering is a bit frightened because of the wind. He notices that the wind. His wife comforts him and encourages him to make the best of their time on Mars.

• In scene 1, the Bittering family arrives on Mars.

• Upon landing, Harry Bittering is a bit frightened because of the wind.

• He notices that the wind.

• His wife comforts him and encourages him to make the best of their time on Mars.

Identify the Sentence Fragment in the following Paragraph:

In scene 2, Cora Bittering says that she is finally getting used to the wind on Mars. Harry is still skeptical of living there. To buy tickets to return to Earth. Cora again tries to reassure him that Mars is safer than Earth.

• n scene 2, Cora Bittering says that she is finally getting used to the wind on Mars.

• Harry is still skeptical of living there.

• To buy tickets to return to Earth.

• Cora again tries to reassure him that Mars is safer than Earth.

Pick the answer the completes this fragment:

In ELA class,

• we

• work on stuff.

• work

• we work.

Complete the following fragment:

the fourth planet from the sun

(a)  

What is wrong with the following sentence?

a colony on mars is possible

• It's a fragment

• It has no capitalization.

• It has no punctuation.

• It has not capitalization or punctuation.

Identify the FIRST sentence fragment in the following paragraph. (There are 2 fragments- make sure to pick the first one you see!!!)

In scenes 3 and 4, the Bittering family learns that the. Cora seems to accept their fate whereas Mr. Bittering is somewhat fearful of not returning to Earth. Amid learning this news, Harry notices that the vegetation has changed ever so slightly. Has started to grow a third horn! Cora isn’t really bothered by these changes, but Harry is clearly very panicked by them.

• In scenes 3 and 4, the Bittering family learns that the.

• Cora seems to accept their fate whereas Mr. Bittering is somewhat fearful of not returning to Earth.

• Amid learning this news, Harry notices that the vegetation has changed ever so slightly.

• Cora isn’t really bothered by these changes, but Harry is clearly very panicked by them.

Identify the SECOND sentence fragment in the following paragraph. (There are 2 fragments-make sure to pick the second one you see!!!)

In scenes 3 and 4, the Bittering family learns that the. Cora seems to accept their fate whereas Mr. Bittering is somewhat fearful of not returning to Earth. Amid learning this news, Harry notices that the vegetation has changed ever so slightly. Has started to grow a third horn! Cora isn’t really bothered by these changes, but Harry is clearly very panicked by them.

• In scenes 3 and 4, the Bittering family learns that the. Cora seems to accept their fate whereas Mr. Bittering is somewhat fearful of not returning to Earth.

• Amid learning this news, Harry notices that the vegetation has changed ever so slightly.

• Has started to grow a third horn!

• Cora isn’t really bothered by these changes, but Harry is clearly very panicked by them.

When we visit the nursing home, we try to spend extra time with all of the ______________________ senior citizens.

• dreadful

• tense

• forlorn

The ______________________ between Harry and his wife, Cora, is growing because she doesn’t seem to notice the changes taking place on Mars while Harry is very disturbed by them!

• dreadful

• tension

• forlorn

______________________ winter weather triggered a massive, fifty car pile-up on the icy highway.

• Dreadful

• Tension

• Forlorn