Below are suggested answers to the exercise on page one: Identifying and Correcting Sentence Fragments.
- Correct
- Fragment
Using a paper clip to pick the lock, Archie broke into the storeroom. - Correct
- Fragment
After several delays throughout the afternoon, the game was finally canceled because of rain. - Fragment
Some sports--soccer and rugby, for example--are much more popular outside the U.S. - Correct
- Fragment
Jason stood in the doorway, his eyes blinking nervously, his fingers tapping on the frame.
- Fragment
After two weeks at summer camp and a week at Maggie's farm, I was ready to go back to school. - Fragment
Katie works at the college snack bar every weekend and on Tuesday and Thursday nights. - Correct
- Fragment
Many common foods, such as ketchup and hamburger buns, contain large amounts of sugar. - Fragment
Raising the window so that I could clean the outside panes, I strained my back. - Fragment
Fred ran across the rain-soaked lawn, his shirttail flapping in the breeze. - Fragment
Whenever you get the urge to sing, please stifle that urge. - Correct
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