Sentence Fragment

Of the three sentences in each group, select the one that is NOT a sentence fragment.

• Mrs. Blanco gone to visit her mother at the hospital.

• Finding a parking space there is usually easy during the week.

• Driving in the city during the evening rush hour.

Of the three sentences in each group, select the one that is NOT a sentence fragment.

• To apply for a job at the new store in the mall.

• Asking the interviewer how often he would have to work on weekends.

• Shaking his new boss's hand, Tony knew he would like working there.

Of the three sentences in each group, select the one that is NOT a sentence fragment.

• By the time Frances found out how expensive the wallpapering job would be.

• After getting estimates from five contractors, she decided to do the work herself.

• Before picking out an interesting wallpaper pattern that went well with her furniture.

Of the three sentences in each group, select the one that is NOT a sentence fragment.

• While waiting for her neighbor to move the car that blocked the driveway.

• To avoid hitting the other car, Michael had to back across the corner of the lawn.

• By making sure that no one will park across the driveway again.

Of the three sentences in each group, select the one that is NOT a sentence fragment.

• My brother has been running a charter fishing boat for five years.

• Many of his customers coming back three or four times over the summer.

• His business been so busy that he has very little time for anything else.

Of the three sentences in each group, select the one that is NOT a sentence fragment.

• In the hiding place that Carl had been using for years to get away from the noisy house.

• By the time that everyone had quieted down, my favorite television show was over.

• Before planning another family get-together at the already crowded park.

Choose the part that is a fragment.

• Maria was not watching her plate of barbecue very carefully.

• Therefore, Santana, the family beagle, snatched a chicken leg hanging over the edge.

• As baked beans and potato salad slid onto Maria's new sandals.

Choose the part that is a fragment.

• Ever since Andre peeked at Melissa's paper during the biology exam.

• Guilt has consumed him.

• Even the blueberries floating in his cereal bowl seem like the accusing eyes of Professor Gregory, his biology instructor.

Choose the part that is a fragment.

• James opened the door of his cluttered refrigerator.

• Which caused a pint of blueberries to fall to the floor.

• The fruit bounced and rolled everywhere in an explosion of indigo.

Choose the part that is a fragment.

• Richie loves to walk his friends' dogs at Lake Eola Park.

• For example, Kim's Labrador retriever Murphy or Gary's bulldog Kembo.

• Beautiful women, Richie has learned, gravitate toward guys with cute dogs.