Sentence Fragments

Which is a fragment?

• Maria was not watching her plate of barbecue very carefully.

• So Santana, the family beagle, snatched a chicken leg hanging over the edge.

• As baked beans and potato salad slid onto Maria's new sandals.

Which is a fragment?

• Ever since Andre peeked at Melissa's paper during the biology exam.

• Guilt has consumed him.

• Even the blueberries floating in his cereal bowl seem like the accusing eyes of Professor Gregory, his biology instructor.

Which is a fragment?

• James opened the door of his cluttered refrigerator.

• Which caused a pint of blueberries to fall to the floor.

• The fruit bounced and rolled everywhere in an explosion of indigo.

Which is a fragment?

• Richie loves to walk his friends' dogs at Lake Eola Park.

• For example, Kim's Labrador retriever Murphy or Gary's bulldog Kembo.

• Beautiful women, Richie has learned, gravitate toward guys with cute dogs.

Which is a fragment?

• Head down, Lela stared at the textbook on her desk.

• She understood the fragment practice that Professor Markham was reviewing in class.

• But was too shy to raise her hand to volunteer an answer.

Which is a fragment?

• Joshua found the pressure from the gas in his stomach unbearable.

• Although he did not want to be rude in the middle of geology class.

• An explosive belch erupted from his mouth.

Which is a fragment?

• Phillip left work early.

• To memorize the vocabulary that his Spanish midterm would test the next day.

• But all that he could think about was Beatrice, the cute new sales associate who worked in the electronics department

Which is a fragment?

• Chewing the dry, tough, whole-grain bread bought from the health food store

• Lorena tried to enjoy her lunch.

• Fantasizing about a juicy cheeseburger on a soft white bun did not improve the taste of the soy product sandwiched between leaves of organic lettuce.

Which is a fragment?

• My cat Fuzz loves to sleep in inconvenient places.

• Lately she prefers the computer table.

• Where her long hair sticks to the mouse pad, covers the keyboard, and clings to the screen of the monitor.

Which is a fragment?

• Rocking and thrashing like a wild horse that cowboys had lassoed.

• The washer complained about its overloaded tub.

• At the other end of the Laundromat, Bobby quietly read an old magazine, pretending that it was not his machine.