Identifying and Correcting Fragments

Identifying and Correcting Fragments

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

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The video tutorial explains what sentence fragments are, highlighting that they are incomplete thoughts punctuated as sentences. It discusses how fragments can be phrases or dependent clauses and are often used in informal speech but are inappropriate in formal writing. The tutorial provides methods to identify fragments by checking for missing subjects or verbs and ensuring a complete thought. It also offers strategies to correct fragments by connecting them to complete sentences, removing unnecessary words, or adding missing elements. Examples are provided to illustrate these concepts.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a fragment in writing?

A sentence with multiple clauses

A complete sentence with a subject and verb

A paragraph with multiple sentences

A piece of a thought punctuated like a sentence

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a type of fragment?

Incomplete word group

Complete sentence

Dependent clause

Phrase

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can you identify a fragment?

By checking if it ends with a period

By counting the number of words

By ensuring it has more than one clause

By checking if it has a subject and a verb

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is missing in the fragment: 'Loves eating vanilla ice cream'?

Adjective

Object

Subject

Verb

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

Delicious vanilla ice cream

When my dog eats vanilla ice cream

Vanilla ice cream is delicious

Because they practice a lot

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does a sentence need to avoid being a fragment?

A subject and a verb

A question mark

A conjunction

An exclamation point

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can you correct the fragment: 'In the library'?

Connect it to a complete sentence

Add a verb

Remove the preposition

Add a subject

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