Fixing Fragments

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

• The students finished their homework before class.

• Because the students finished their homework.

• The students finished their homework and went to class.

• The students, who finished their homework, went to class.

Choose the option that correctly combines the two groups of words into a complete sentence.

1: The dog barked loudly.

2: Scared the mail carrier.

• The dog barked loudly, scared the mail carrier.

• The dog barked loudly, and scared the mail carrier.

• The dog barked loudly. Scared the mail carrier.

• The dog barked loudly which scared the mail carrier.

Identify the sentence that is NOT a fragment.

• After the rain stopped.

• Running through the park.

• The children played outside.

• While waiting for the bus.

Which revision corrects the fragment below? Fragment: Because she was tired.

• She was tired.

• Because she was tired, she went to bed early.

• She went to bed early.

• Tired, she went to bed.

Select the option that uses correct punctuation to combine the following ideas: 1: The sun set. 2: The sky turned orange.

• The sun set the sky turned orange.

• The sun set, the sky turned orange.

• The sky turned orange as the sun set.

• The sun set: the sky turned orange

Which of the following sentences is a fragment?

• After the movie ended, we went for ice cream.

• We went for ice cream after the movie ended.

• After the movie ended.

• We went for ice cream.

Choose the best revision for clarity and correctness: Fragment: Walking to school every morning.

• Walking to school every morning is fun.

• Every morning, walking to school.

• Walking to school every morning, fun.

• To school every morning, walking.

Which sentence corrects the grammatical error in the fragment below? Fragment: The book on the table.

• The book is on the table.

• The book, on the table.

• The book, table.

• On the table the book.

Read the following sentence and identify the fragment that needs revision: "After the bell rang. The students rushed out of the classroom."

• After the bell rang.

• The students rushed out of the classroom.

• Both sentences are fragments.

• Neither sentence is a fragment.

What is the best way to combine the following group of words into a clear, complete sentence:

1: The rain stopped.

2: We went outside to play.

• The rain stopped, we went outside to play.

• The rain stopped; we went outside to play.

• The rain stopped we went outside to play.

• We went outside to play the rain stopped.