English Language Worksheet: Identifying and Correcting Fragments, Summaries of Grammar and Composition

Download English Language Worksheet: Identifying and Correcting Fragments and more Summaries Grammar and Composition in PDF only on Docsity! Fragments: Worksheet Part I: Place an (S) next to the word group if it is a sentence (subject, verb, and complete thought). Place a (F) next to the word group if it is a fragment (cannot stand on its own and lacks a subject, verb, and/or complete thought). ____ 1. Because I could not sleep. ____ 2. The house that we bought was a great bargain. ____ 3. Ian, who is now an excellent student. Part II: Correct each of the following dependent-word fragments by completing the thought, attaching them to a statement that makes sense when standing alone. 1. He made an early dental appointment. Which he did not intend to keep. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2. The store wanted to install cameras on Main Street. A place where several people have been victims of crime. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Part III: Correct each of the following –ing and to fragments by adding the fragment containing to or –ing to the “stand-alone” sentence that comes before or after it. 1. A sudden gust of wind blew through the desert. Ripping the tent from the ground. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2. She put on an extra coat and went outside into the freezing cold. To build a snowman. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Part IV: Correct each of the following missing-subject fragments by adding a subject or attaching the fragment to the sentence preceding it. 1. When Mary had her tonsils removed, friends told her to eat a lot of ice cream. Or drink smoothies. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2. California shares a border with Arizona and Nevada to the east. Also with Oregon to the north. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________