Sentence fragment

The sentences below appeared in papers written by students. Act as their editor, marking a C if the sentences in the group are all complete and an F if any of the sentences in the group is a fragment. Could you tell these writers why the fragments are incomplete sentences?

Then I attended Morris Junior High. A junior high that was a bad experience

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Answer explanation

A junior high that was a bad experience

(dependent clause)

The scene was filled with beauty. Such as the sun sending its brilliant rays to the earth and the leaves of various shades of red, yellow, and brown moving slowly in the wind.

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Answer explanation

Such as the sun sending its brilliant rays to the earth and the leaves of various shades of red, yellow, and brown moving slowly in the wind. (dependent clause)

He talked for fifty minutes without taking his eyes off his notes. Like other teachers in that department, he did not encourage students' questions.

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Within each group, a wide range of features to choose from. It was difficult to distinguish between them.

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Answer explanation

Within each group, a wide range of features to choose from. (no main verb)

A few of the less serious fellows would go into a bar for a steak dinner and a few glasses of beer. After this meal, they were ready for anything.

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It can be really embarrassing to be so emotional. Especially when you are on your first date, you feel like you should be in control.

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The magazine has a reputation for a sophisticated, prestigious, and elite group of readers. Although that is a value judgment and in circumstances not a true premise.

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Answer explanation

Although that is a value judgment and in circumstances not a true premise. (dependent clause)

In the seventh grade every young boy goes out for football. To prove to himself and his parents that he is a man .

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Answer explanation

To prove to himself and his parents that he is a man . (dependent clause)

She opened the door and let us into her home. Not realizing at the time that we would never enter that door in her home again .

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Answer explanation

Not realizing at the time that we would never enter that door in her home again . (dependent clause)

As Christmas grows near, I find myself looking back into my childhood days at fun-filled times of snowball fights. To think about this makes me happy.

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