Lab Activity 37: Correcting Fragments

Lab Activities
Lab Activity 37: Correcting Fragments

Objective: To identify fragments and change them into complete sentences.

Step 2: Select the answer that best describes the group of words given.

1. The St. Louis Arch

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a subject.

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a verb.

The group of words is a fragment because it is a dependent clause without an independent clause.

The group of words is a complete sentence, not a fragment.

2. The Great Wall of China, an engineering marvel

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a subject.

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a verb.

The group of words is a fragment because it is a dependent clause without an independent clause.

The group of words is a complete sentence, not a fragment.

3. Astronauts have seen the Great Wall from space

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a subject.

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a verb.

The group of words is a fragment because it is a dependent clause without an independent clause.

The group of words is a complete sentence, not a fragment.

4. Although some believe that the pyramids of Egypt were built by space aliens

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a subject.

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a verb.

The group of words is a fragment because it is a dependent clause without an independent clause.

The group of words is a complete sentence, not a fragment.

5. Moved piece by piece to Arizona

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a subject.

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a verb.

The group of words is a fragment because it is a dependent clause without an independent clause.

The group of words is a complete sentence, not a fragment.

6. The Sphinx holds the key to many riddles, supposedly

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a subject.

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a verb.

The group of words is a fragment because it is a dependent clause without an independent clause.

The group of words is a complete sentence, not a fragment.

7. Hated by many at first

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a subject.

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a verb.

The group of words is a fragment because it is a dependent clause without an independent clause.

The group of words is a complete sentence, not a fragment.

8. When people see crop circles

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a subject.

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a verb.

The group of words is a fragment because it is a dependent clause without an independent clause.

The group of words is a complete sentence, not a fragment.

9. In some ways, "Three Little Pigs" is a story about engineering

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a subject.

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a verb.

The group of words is a fragment because it is a dependent clause without an independent clause.

The group of words is a complete sentence, not a fragment.

10. The choice of building materials, whether straw or brick

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a subject.

The group of words is a fragment because it is missing a verb.

The group of words is a fragment because it is a dependent clause without an independent clause.

The group of words is a complete sentence, not a fragment.

Step 3: In the box below, write a paragraph of at least six sentences about a marvel of modern construction that you especially like or dislike. You can write about the international space station, the tunnel under the English Channel, Boston's Big Dig, China's Three Gorges Dam project, stealth aircraft, the atomic bomb, Athens's new subway dug through 2,500 years worth of archeological treasures, or any other real or imaginary impressive construction project. When you're done, go back and look carefully for dependent clause fragments, phrase fragments, or missing-information fragments, and correct any that you find.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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