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EXERCISE 19–3 Sentence fragments

EXERCISE 19–3Sentence fragments

In each pair, choose the option that does not contain a fragment. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

Example

1 of 5

The panther lay motionless behind the rock, waiting silently for its prey.

The panther lay motionless behind the rock. Waiting silently for its prey.

EXERCISE 19–3 Sentence fragments - 1 of 5: In each pair, choose the option that does not contain a fragment. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

2 of 5

Aunt Mina always wants us to play her favorite games. Cat’s cradle, Uno, mancala, and even four square.

Aunt Mina always wants us to play her favorite games: cat’s cradle, Uno, mancala, and even four square.

EXERCISE 19–3 Sentence fragments - 2 of 5: In each pair, choose the option that does not contain a fragment. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

3 of 5

With machetes, the explorers cut their way through the tall grasses to the edge of the canyon. Then they began to lay out the tapes for the survey.

With machetes, the explorers cut their way through the tall grasses to the edge of the canyon. Laying out the tapes for the survey.

EXERCISE 19–3 Sentence fragments - 3 of 5: In each pair, choose the option that does not contain a fragment. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

4 of 5

The owners of the online grocery store rented a warehouse in the Market district. An area catering to small businesses.

The owners of the online grocery store rented a warehouse in the Market district, an area catering to small businesses.

EXERCISE 19–3 Sentence fragments - 4 of 5: In each pair, choose the option that does not contain a fragment. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

5 of 5

If a customer places an online order by 8:00 p.m., the merchant guarantees that it is processed by midnight. And that it is in the customer’s hands by 10:00 a.m.

If a customer places an online order by 8:00 p.m., the merchant guarantees that it is processed by midnight and that it is in the customer’s hands by 10:00 a.m.

EXERCISE 19–3 Sentence fragments - 5 of 5: In each pair, choose the option that does not contain a fragment. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.