Identify and Revise Sentence Fragments in English Textbook Exercise
English 8-Chapter 8
English 8-Chapter 8
Exercise 2
Exercise 2
Finding and Revising
Finding and Revising
Sentence Fragments
Sentence Fragments
IF THE GROUP OF WORDS IS A
IF THE GROUP OF WORDS IS A
COMPLETE SENTENCE, SAY S. IF IT IS A
COMPLETE SENTENCE, SAY S. IF IT IS A
FRAGMENT, SAY F. CORRECT THE
FRAGMENT, SAY F. CORRECT THE
FRAGMENTS!
FRAGMENTS!
1.
•
Felt tired because we did not get
Felt tired because we did not get
much sleep the night before.
much sleep the night before.
Felt tired because we did not get much
Felt tired because we did not get much
sleep the night before.
sleep the night before.
F
F
My sister and I felt tired
My sister and I felt tired
because we did not get
because we did not get
much sleep the night before.
much sleep the night before.
2.
•
A bear growling in the
A bear growling in the
bushes outside the tent
bushes outside the tent
at 2:00 A.M.
at 2:00 A.M.
A bear growling in the bushes
A bear growling in the bushes
outside the tent at 2:00 A.M.
outside the tent at 2:00 A.M.
F
F
•
A bear was growling in
A bear was growling in
the bushes outside
the bushes outside
the tent at 2:00 A.M.
the tent at 2:00 A.M.
3.
•
Because we had left
Because we had left
food on the fire.
food on the fire.
Because we had left food on the fire.
Because we had left food on the fire.
F
F
Because we had left food on the fire,
Because we had left food on the fire,
the bear came in to visit us.
the bear came in to visit us.
4.
•
Came from the bushes and
Came from the bushes and
circled the campfire.
circled the campfire.
Came from the bushes and circled the
Came from the bushes and circled the
campfire.
campfire.
F
F
It came from the bushes and circled
the campfire.
5.
•
Our eyes grew large as the bear
Our eyes grew large as the bear
stood up and revealed its teeth.
stood up and revealed its teeth.
Our eyes grew large as the bear
Our eyes grew large as the bear
stood up and revealed its teeth.
stood up and revealed its teeth.
S
S
6.
•
When my friend let out a
When my friend let out a
screeching yell.
screeching yell.
When my friend let out a screeching
yell.
F
F
•
When my friend let out a screeching yell, the
bear just looked at us.
7.
•
Put my hand over his mouth.
Put my hand over his mouth.
Put my hand over his mouth.
Put my hand over his mouth.
F
F
•
I put my hand over his mouth when my friend
let out a screeching yell.
8.
8.
•
Then growled at us
menacingly.
Then growled at us menacingly.
F
F
•
Then it growled at us menacingly.
Then it growled at us menacingly.
9.
9.
•
We stood still.
We stood still.
We stood still.
We stood still.
S
S
10.
10.
•
Dropping to all fours, ran back
Dropping to all fours, ran back
into the forest.
into the forest.
Dropping to all fours, ran back into the
Dropping to all fours, ran back into the
forest.
forest.
F
F
•
Dropping to all fours, the bear
Dropping to all fours, the bear
ran back into the forest.
ran back into the forest.
END! 8/21/19
END! 8/21/19
Practice identifying and correcting sentence fragments in the English textbook exercise presented. Learn to differentiate between complete sentences and fragments, and improve your writing skills by revising incomplete sentences into coherent, grammatically correct structures.
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English 8-Chapter 8 Exercise 2 Finding and Revising Sentence Fragments
IF THE GROUP OF WORDS IS A COMPLETE SENTENCE, SAY S. IF IT IS A FRAGMENT, SAY F. CORRECT THE FRAGMENTS!
1. Felt tired because we did not get much sleep the night before.
Felt tired because we did not get much sleep the night before.
My sister and I felt tired because we did not get much sleep the night before.
2. A bear growling in the bushes outside the tent at 2:00 A.M.
A bear growling in the bushes outside the tent at 2:00 A.M.
A bear was growling in the bushes outside the tent at 2:00 A.M.
3. Because we had left food on the fire.
Because we had left food on the fire, the bear came in to visit us.
4. Came from the bushes and circled the campfire.
Came from the bushes and circled the campfire.
It came from the bushes and circled the campfire.
5. Our eyes grew large as the bear stood up and revealed its teeth.
Our eyes grew large as the bear stood up and revealed its teeth.
6. When my friend let out a screeching yell.
When my friend let out a screeching yell, the bear just looked at us.
7. Put my hand over his mouth.
I put my hand over his mouth when my friend let out a screeching yell.
8. Then growled at us menacingly.
9. We stood still.
10. Dropping to all fours, ran back into the forest.
Dropping to all fours, the bear ran back into the forest.
