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Fragments Exercise

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Determine which part is the fragment.

(A) Maria was not watching her plate of barbecue very carefully. (B) So Santana, the family beagle, snatched a chicken leg hanging over the edge. (C) As baked beans and potato salad slid onto Maria's new sandals.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

2.

Determine which part is the fragment.

(A) Ever since Andre peeked at Melissa's paper during the biology exam. (B) Guilt has consumed him. (C) Even the blueberries floating in his cereal bowl seem like the accusing eyes of Professor Gregory, his biology instructor.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

3.

Determine which part is the fragment.

. (A) James opened the door of his cluttered refrigerator. (B) Which caused a pint of blueberries to fall to the floor. (C) The fruit bounced and rolled everywhere in an explosion of indigo.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

4.

Determine which part is the fragment.

(A) Head down, Lela stared at the textbook on her desk. (B) She understood the fragment practice that Professor Markham was reviewing in class. (C) But was too shy to raise her hand to volunteer an answer.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

5.

Determine which part is the fragment.

(A) Raja knew that his roommate Tina had cupcakes hidden in the apartment. (B) He looked everywhere. (C) Including in the clothes hamper, on top of the bookcases, behind the sofa—even under his own bed!—all to no avail.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

6.

Determine which part is the fragment.

. (A) Making his anxious students relax would have required very little effort. (B) Like a smile when he walked into class or a "Good job" written at the bottom of an essay. (C) Professor Marshall refused to do more than scowl and read from his yellowed lecture notes.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

7.

Determine which part is the fragment.

(A) When Will stepped out of the shower, he panicked. (B) Realizing that all his underwear was still in the washing machine. (C) Damp jockey shorts were not a good way to start his day.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

8.

Determine which part is the fragment.

(A) While eating the plate of sesame chicken, Maria was thankful for her skill with chopsticks. (B) Utensils that required only one hand to use. (C) For Maria's left hand was in a cast, an unfortunate result of last week's Mad Max-style pickleball match.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

9.

Determine the part that is the fragment.

A) Each morning, Darren adds guava juice, raw egg, protein powder, raisins, and sardines to a blender. B) After mixing these ingredients on high for a few seconds, he has breakfast. C) A drink that will give him plenty of energy and shiny hair.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

10.

Determine the part that is the fragment.

(A) Whenever Coach Moody sees behavior that she does not like—either on or off the court. (B) The members of the girls' basketball team pay during the next practice. (C) When Louise was caught smooching her boyfriend Larry in the hallway, everyone had to run two extra miles that afternoon.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C