Incomplete-Verb Fragments

Each of the following is a fragment because it does not have a complete verb. Choose the answer that corrects each fragment by completing the verb.

For help with this exercise, see section 20d of Foundations First, Fifth Edition.

  1. Question

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    Incomplete-Verb Fragments: Each of the following is a fragment because it does not have a complete verb. Choose the answer that corrects each fragment by completing the verb. - Melissa expecting her first child last fall.

  2. Question

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    Incomplete-Verb Fragments: Each of the following is a fragment because it does not have a complete verb. Choose the answer that corrects each fragment by completing the verb. - She and her husband Julio been married now for twelve years.

  3. Question

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    Incomplete-Verb Fragments: Each of the following is a fragment because it does not have a complete verb. Choose the answer that corrects each fragment by completing the verb. - Before their wedding, they chosen not to have a baby right away.

  4. Question

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    Incomplete-Verb Fragments: Each of the following is a fragment because it does not have a complete verb. Choose the answer that corrects each fragment by completing the verb. - After five years of marriage, they planning for a child.

  5. Question

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    Incomplete-Verb Fragments: Each of the following is a fragment because it does not have a complete verb. Choose the answer that corrects each fragment by completing the verb. - Melissa’s mother been hoping for a grandchild since the wedding.

  6. Question

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    Incomplete-Verb Fragments: Each of the following is a fragment because it does not have a complete verb. Choose the answer that corrects each fragment by completing the verb. - Julio’s parents not getting any younger, either.

  7. Question

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    Incomplete-Verb Fragments: Each of the following is a fragment because it does not have a complete verb. Choose the answer that corrects each fragment by completing the verb. - The pressure making them unhappy because they really wanted a baby.

  8. Question

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    Incomplete-Verb Fragments: Each of the following is a fragment because it does not have a complete verb. Choose the answer that corrects each fragment by completing the verb. - At last, in the spring of 2004, Melissa and Julio learned that they going to have a daughter.

  9. Question

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    Incomplete-Verb Fragments: Each of the following is a fragment because it does not have a complete verb. Choose the answer that corrects each fragment by completing the verb. - They never known such happiness before that day.

  10. Question

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    Incomplete-Verb Fragments: Each of the following is a fragment because it does not have a complete verb. Choose the answer that corrects each fragment by completing the verb. - Their baby girl being treated like a princess by her parents and grandparents.