Fix Fragments

1. In the sentence, "Mrs. Bentley went camping in Glen Rose with her friends," what is the subject?

• Glen Rose
• friends
• camping
• Mrs. Bentley

In the sentence, "Alan visited the Statue of Liberty over spring break," what is the predicate?

• Alan
• visited the Statue of Liberty
• Statue of Liberty
• over spring break

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

• He skipped down the street.
• Did he skip down the street?
• Skipped down the street.
• He skips happily down the street.

How can you fix the sentence fragment, "jumped over the moon?"

• add a subject
• add a predicate
• add a dependent clause
• add a subordinating conjunction (AWUBIS)

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

• He worked hard.
• He failed.
• Even though he worked hard.
• He failed, even though he worked hard.

Which of these is a independent clause?

• What Moby learned
• After Lisa tutored Sean
• Shella learned math
• But Sarah had trouble with grammar

What is the key difference between a dependent an an independent clause?

• An independent clause contains a subjeect and predicate; a dependent clause contains neither
• An independent clause contains a verb; a dependent clause does not
• An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence; a dependent clause cannot

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

• The Rangers win the pendant!
• The Rangers!
• The Rangers win!
• It was a historic home run!

How can you fix the fragment, "After Daniel came home?"

• add a subject
• add a predicate
• describe what happened after Daniel came home
• Add a dependent clause

Which of the following is NOT a subordinating conjunction?

• While
• Unless
• Because
• For