Sentence Fragments

What is a sentence fragment?

• A sentence fragment is a group of words that is missing a subject or a verb, but not both.

• A sentence fragment is a group of words that is not a complete sentence because it is missing a subject, a verb, or both.

• A sentence fragment is a group of words that is too long to be considered a sentence.

How can you identify a sentence fragment?

• By checking if the group of words is missing an object.

• By checking if the group of words is missing a verb.

• By checking if the group of words is missing either a subject or a predicate.

Which of the following is an example of a sentence fragment?

• She is a doctor.

• b) I went to the store.

• Running in the park.

What is the correct way to fix the sentence fragment 'Running in the park.'?

• I run in the park.

• The park is where I run.

• I am running in the park.

Which of the following is a type of sentence fragment?

• Dependent clause

• Complete Sentence

• Independent clause

What is a common mistake with sentence fragments?

• Sentence fragments do not express a complete thought or idea.

• Sentence fragments are always grammatically incorrect.

• Sentence fragments are too long and complex.

How can you correct the sentence fragment 'After finishing my homework.'?

• After finishing my homework, watching TV.

• After finishing my homework, exhausted.

• After finishing my homework, I went to bed.

What is the correct way to fix the sentence fragment 'Walking to school in the rain.'?

• I enjoy walking to school in the rain.

• To walk to school in the rain is dangerous.

• Walking to school in the rain, boring.

Which choice has a complete sentence?

• Eating my dinner.

• The cat was eating my dinner.

• Eating at restaurants.

Which choice is a fragment.

• Typing my essay made me tired.

• Running to school.

• Andreas likes typing his essay.