For each of the following groups of words, identify the fragment(s). Correct each fragment by either adding a subject or a verb or by combining it with the sentence before or after it. the first two have been done for you as examples. 1. Katie got a new car for her seventeenth birthday. a beautiful Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Correction #1: Katie got a new car for her seventeenth birthday, a beautiful Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Correction #2: Katie got a new car for her seventeenth birthday. it is a beautiful Jeep Grand Cherokee.
2. Grant fell asleep in the recliner. Because he was exhausted from working twelve- hour days.
Correction #1: Grant fell asleep in the recliner because he was exhausted from working twelve-hour days.
Correction #2: Grant fell asleep in the recliner; he was exhausted from working twelve- hour days.
3. Quinton is part of the college rodeo team. that won several awards.
4. the water steadily rising over our tires. We drove as fast as we could to get out of the flooded area.
5. the kitten was an unusual deep charcoal gray. Probably a descendent of my aunt’s russian Blue cat.
6. looking into the puppy’s trusting brown eyes. ro knew she had found a friend for life.
7. many early settlers came to america to escape religious persecution. such as the Pilgrims and the Puritans.
8. the house on the corner with the green shutters. is where dr. Gresham lives.
9. the green convertible Beetle. looks like a fun car to drive.
10. there is Jake’s mother. the one waving the banner.
11. Be sure to take good care of the plants. Watering them twice a week when it’s hot.
12. opening the door to the stairs. i was startled to see a mouse running down the stairs toward me.
13. Keenan is known among the other firemen for his strong coffee. Coffee strong enough to put hair on your chest!
14. Bryan has a strong faith. Believing that God saved him from the wreck for a reason.
15. as the keeper, spencer is an important part of his college soccer team. a leader on and off of the field.
16. scooping the cat off of the road, i was surprised. to hear a weak meow.
17. i like my friend’s dog, named Wrangler, who goes with us when we jog. Because he always appears to be smiling.
18. Getting up early in the morning isn’t so bad. Because you can accomplish quite a bit before school.
19. there is Hannah. the one in the gray hoodie. 20. aubri needs to call her dad. Before it is too late.