2.7 Self-Assessment: Recognizing Sentence Fragments

2.7 Self-Assessment: Recognizing Sentence Fragments

Indicate whether the following groups of words are complete sentences ( C ) or fragments of sentences ( F ).

1. The wind whistled through my hair.
   
   Click on the down arrow to see the answer. C  
   
2. If we start the project tomorrow.
   
   Click on the down arrow to see the answer. F  
   
3. Although we went farther up the river.
   
   Click on the down arrow to see the answer. F  
   
4. The fire alarm having sounded.
   
   Click on the down arrow to see the answer. F  
   
5. The bay mare, whose name is Nora.
   
   Click on the down arrow to see the answer. F  

Some of the following groups of words are fragments; some are sentences. Rewrite so that no fragments remain.

1. A cluster of bats flew around us. Just as we entered the cave.
   
   Click on the down arrow to see the answer. A cluster of bats flew around us just as we entered the cave. 
   
2. I, who usually am quite shy.
   
   Click on the down arrow to see the answer. I, who usually am quite shy, was the life of the party.  
   
3. She left her backpack in the car. Because she was in a hurry.
   
   Click on the down arrow to see the answer. She left her backpack in the car because she was in a hurry.  
   
4. Directly across the road from us.
   
   Click on the down arrow to see the answer. Directly across the road from us is a shopping mall.  
   
5. After many hours of searching for the missing bracelet.
   
   Click on the down arrow to see the answer. After many hours of searching for the missing bracelet, we found it.