Understanding Sentence Fragments

What is a key difference between a sentence and a fragment?

• A fragment ends with a question mark.

• A sentence expresses a complete thought, while a fragment does not.

• A fragment always contains a subject and a verb.

• A sentence always starts with a lowercase letter.

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

• She enjoys reading books.

• Running through the park.

• They went to the store.

• The cat sat on the mat.

How can the fragment 'working on her school project' be corrected?

• By adding a subject: 'She is working on her school project.'

• By adding a question mark at the end.

• By removing the verb.

• By starting with a lowercase letter.

What is missing in the fragment 'proudly showing her marks to us'?

• A subject or a helping verb.

• A capital letter at the beginning.

• A conjunction.

• An exclamation mark at the end.

Which of the following sentences is complete?

• Although it was raining.

• Because he was tired.

• While she was sleeping.

• The dog barked loudly.