1. which of the following sentences includes a fragment? a. her newborn gets hungry every night at 11: 30. b. her newborn gets hungry at night. she feeds him right away. c. her newborn always gets hungry. during the night. d. her newborn always gets hungry at night. he cries until someone feeds him. 2. choose the correct explanation for why under her pillow is a fragment in the following passage. after addy lost her tooth, she left it for the tooth fairy. under her pillow. a. it is too short. b. it begins with a preposition. c. it doesn't have a direct object. d. it doesn't have a subject and a verb. 3. which of the following sentences includes a fragment? a. going to college is expensive. still, asher has decided to apply. b. college is expensive. asher has decided to apply anyway. c. asher has decided to go to college even though it will be expensive. d. even though going to college will be expensive. asher has decided to apply. 4. choose the correct revision of the following fragment. take your umbrella today. because it is supposed to rain this afternoon. a. take your umbrella today because it is supposed to rain this afternoon. b. take your umbrella today, because it is supposed to rain this afternoon. c. take your umbrella today—because it is supposed to rain this afternoon. d. take your umbrella today: because it is supposed to rain this afternoon. 5. choose the correct explanation for why planting an herb garden and painting the living room is a fragment in this passage: this summer, sheryll plans on beginning some new home-improvement projects. planting an herb garden and painting the living room. a. it contains two verbs. b. it does not have a verb. c. it ends with a noun. d. it starts with a verb.

Read the passage. excerpt from "why equal pay is worth fighting for" by senator elizabeth warren, april 17, 2014 i honestly can't believe that we're still arguing over equal pay in 2014. when i started teaching elementary school after college, the public school district didn't hide the fact that it had two pay scales: one for men and one for women. women have made incredible strides since then. but 40 years later, we're still debating equal pay for equal work. women today still earn only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns, and they're taking a hit in nearly every occupation. bloomberg analyzed census data and found that median earnings for women were lower than those for men in 264 of 265 major occupation categories. in 99.6 percent of occupations, men get paid more than women. that's not an accident; that's discrimination. the effects of this discrimination are real, and they are long lasting. today, more young women go to college than men, but unequal pay makes it harder for them to pay back student loans. pay inequality also means a tougher retirement for women. . for middle-class families today, it usually takes two incomes to get by, and many families depend as much on mom's salary as they do on dad's, if not more. women are the main breadwinners, or joint breadwinners, in two-thirds of the families across the country, and pay discrimination makes it that much harder for these families to stay afloat. women are ready to fight back against pay discrimination, but it's not easy. today, a woman can get fired for asking the guy across the hall how much money he makes. here in the senate, sen. barbara mikulski (d-md.) introduced the paycheck fairness act to give women the tools to combat wage discrimination. it would ensure that salary differences have something to do with the actual job that they are doing, and not just because they are women. senator warren states that the effects of pay discrimination are long-lasting. is this a valid argument supported by accurate evidence? no; warren weakens her point by claiming that the paycheck fairness act would "give women the tools to combat wage discrimination." yes; warren supports her point by noting, "for middle-class families today, it usually takes two incomes to get by." yes; warren supports her point by noting, "pay inequality also means a tougher retirement for women." no; warren weakens her point by noting, "today, a woman can get fired for asking the guy across the hall how much money he makes."