Fragments

Sentence Fragments
Fragments are sentences without a verb, such as:
People swimming in the ocean.
The old house across from the school.
On the SAT, sentence fragments are usually made in two ways:
With Wh-words (who, which, where, when, whose):
The man who drives the ice cream truck.
One city which is known for its delicious pasta.
Or with gerunds:
Many dogs barking when they sense a threat.
Baklava tasting sweet because of immense amounts of sugar.

With Relative Nouns
1. Cats which are afraid of humans.
2. The place where I live.
3. A tree which grows apples is called an apple tree.
4. A person who believes in nothing is called a cynic.
5. Berlin, which was once divided by a massive wall.
6. Jakarta, which is the capital of Indonesia, has a pollution problem.
7. Taking a siesta, which is a short period of rest in the middle of the work day.
8. Chemicals which are poisonous are referred to as toxic.
9. Scientists who study earthquakes.
10. John Keats, who was a skilled writer, died very young.
11. In the early 10th century, when Rome was in decline.
12. Maps that show features of the terrain as well as cities.
13. My favorite crustacean is the lobster, which is usually red.
14. No one who lives in Istanbul can deny its traffic problems.
15. Coca Cola, which was invented in the late 19th century and was originally sold as a
kind of medicine.
With Gerunds
1. Margaret and Jen playing tennis five days a week.
2. Those people eating excess amounts of fast food.
3. Although he has traveled all over the world, Can has never been to Nepal.
4. Fermenting grapes to make wine.
5. Because they get tired easily, sloths sleeping the majority of the day.
6. New evidence indicating that Gobekli Tepe was one of the first human
civilizations.
7. Films valuing action over plot are tiresome and boring.
8. Ancient humans running incredibly long distances to catch their prey.
9. When she heard the news, Helen jumping for joy.
10. I am taking my time and being careful.
11. Light traveling from distant solar systems takes a long time to get here.
12. Because of the rain, the campers staying inside the lodge.
13. A tired dog sleeping on the floor should not be bothered.
14. Breathing in and out slowly and methodically.
15. Although they know it is dangerous, many people driving excessively fast on
highways.
Mixed
1. The person who fixed my computer.
2. The person who fixed my computer did a good job.
3. Tammy and Tanya going to India in June.
4. The rest of their friends are going to India in July.
5. Inventions which changed the world.
6. Most people who take the SAT find the vocabulary section difficult.
7. Some people taking the SAT find the math section difficult.
8. Few people taking the SAT and finding all of the material easy.
9. DuoLingo, which is an app that lets you learn languages for free.
10. All of the runners jogging to the finish line.
11. People traveling alone far from home.
12. People traveling alone far from home often feel unsafe.
13. The Russian Revolution, which was one of the most important political events of the
20th century.
14. My favorite Mexican dish is the enchilada, which is a corn tortilla filled with meat
and topped with a chili sauce.
15. Because of the snowstorm, many children staying home from school today.
II.
1. I walking to school every day.
2. Last summer, we going to the park for picnics.
3. Every time she gets home after a long day, she reads a book to relax.
4. He skis.
5. We being happy because we just got a puppy.
6. Lance Armstrong won the race.
7. The audience was wondering what would happen when suddenly the actor forgot his
lines.
8. Lance Armstrong won because having a little help from PEDs.
9. Although eating very unhealthy food, Juan looks very fit.
10. The Ancient Greeks, who loved to gather at the amphitheatre to see a drama,
considering such stories to teach moral lessons.
11. Michael Jackson became the most famous singer in the world in the 1980’s.
12. Finding the documentary fascinating, Margaret watched for two hours.
13. Barack Obama electing by the American people for two terms.
14. Because having to study, John was unable to attend the party.
15. A fantastic film about the Vietnam War, Apocalypse Now being ranked among the
classics of cinema.

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Sentence Fragments

Fragments are sentences without a verb, such as:

People swimming in the ocean.

The old house across from the school.

On the SAT, sentence fragments are usually made in two ways:

With Wh-words (who, which, where, when, whose):

The man who drives the ice cream truck.

One city which is known for its delicious pasta.

Many dogs barking when they sense a threat.

Baklava tasting sweet because of immense amounts of sugar.

1. Cats which are afraid of humans.

2. The place where I live.

3. A tree which grows apples is called an apple tree.

4. A person who believes in nothing is called a cynic.

5. Berlin, which was once divided by a massive wall.

6. Jakarta, which is the capital of Indonesia, has a pollution problem.

8. Chemicals which are poisonous are referred to as toxic.

9. Scientists who study earthquakes.

11. In the early 10th century, when Rome was in decline.

12. Maps that show features of the terrain as well as cities.

13. My favorite crustacean is the lobster, which is usually red.

1. Margaret and Jen playing tennis five days a week.

2. Those people eating excess amounts of fast food.

4. Fermenting grapes to make wine.

7. Films valuing action over plot are tiresome and boring.

8. Ancient humans running incredibly long distances to catch their prey.

9. When she heard the news, Helen jumping for joy.

10. I am taking my time and being careful.

13. A tired dog sleeping on the floor should not be bothered.

14. Breathing in and out slowly and methodically.

1. The person who fixed my computer.

2. The person who fixed my computer did a good job.

3. Tammy and Tanya going to India in June.

4. The rest of their friends are going to India in July.

5. Inventions which changed the world.

10. All of the runners jogging to the finish line.

11. People traveling alone far from home.

1. I walking to school every day.

2. Last summer, we going to the park for picnics.

5. We being happy because we just got a puppy.

6. Lance Armstrong won the race.

8. Lance Armstrong won because having a little help from PEDs.

9. Although eating very unhealthy food, Juan looks very fit.

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