Correcting Fragments That Start with -ing Verb Forms

Read each word group to see if it has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. Not all word groups that start with an -ing verb are fragments, so read carefully. Select “Complete” for complete thoughts and “Incomplete” for fragments. For help with this exercise, see “Fragments That Start with -ing Verb Forms.”

  1. People sometimes travel long distances in unusual ways trying to set new world records.

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    1. People sometimes travel long distances in unusual ways trying to set new world records.
  2. Walking is one unusual way to set records.

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    2. Walking is one unusual way to set records.
  3. In 1931, Plennie Wingo set out on an ambitious journey.

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    3. In 1931, Plennie Wingo set out on an ambitious journey.
  4. Walking backward around the world.

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    4. Walking backward around the world.
  5. Wearing sunglasses with rearview mirrors, he started his trip early one morning.

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    5. Wearing sunglasses with rearview mirrors, he started his trip early one morning.
  6. After eight thousand miles, Wingo’s journey was interrupted by a war in Pakistan.

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    6. After eight thousand miles, Wingo’s journey was interrupted by a war in Pakistan.
  7. Ending his ambitious journey.

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    7. Ending his ambitious journey.
  8. Hans Mullikan spent more than two years in the late 1970s traveling to the White House by crawling from Texas to Washington, D.C.

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    8. Hans Mullikan spent more than two years in the late 1970s traveling to the White House by crawling from Texas to Washington, D.C.
  9. Taking time out to earn money as a logger and a Baptist minister.

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    9. Taking time out to earn money as a logger and a Baptist minister.
  10. Alvin Straight, suffering from poor eyesight, traveled across the Midwest on a lawn mower.

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    10. Alvin Straight, suffering from poor eyesight, traveled across the Midwest on a lawn mower.
  11. Looking for his long-lost brother.

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    11. Looking for his long-lost brother.