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The sentences below appeared in papers written by students. Act as their editor, marking a C if the sentences in the group are all complete and an F if any of the sentences in the group is a fragment.
VII. Underline the fragment sentences and correct by omitting or adding words, changing punctuation, and/or changing verb forms as required. 1. In the small French town. The town clerk spends two hours every day talking in the cafe to friends. And reading different newspapers. The village doctor often drops in for an aperitif when he is between ...
Teaching Tip: Sentence fragments give students problems because 1) They see fragments in advertisements and published writings, 2) The fragments make sense; they do not obscure the intended meaning, and 3) The fragments seem intuitively right.
When you read a sentence fragment you will catch yourself saying, "That just doesn't sound right!" These worksheets will have students find sentence fragments and convert them into complete thoughts and ultimately sentences themselves.
Exercise A Decide whether each of the following word groups is a sentence or a sentence fragment. Remember: A sentence contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. If the word group is a sentence, write S on the line provided. If it is a sentence fragment, write F. 1. Because canoeing can be dangerous. 2.
sentence fragments and run-on sentences. Identify the fragments by underlining them once. Identify the run-ons by underlining them twice. Rewrite the paragraph, revising each fragment and run-on to make the meaning clear. Although penguins look clumsy on land. They are graceful in the water.
This resource includes three exercises on fragments of increasing difficulty that ask you to identify and correct sentence fragments. You may print the exercises and correct the errors by filling in the blank with the appropriate ending.
