Correcting Fragments That Start with to and a Verb

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

  1. For people older than twenty-five, each hour spent watching TV lowers life expectancy by nearly twenty-two minutes.

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    1. For people older than twenty-five, each hour spent watching TV lowers life expectancy by nearly twenty-two minutes.
  2. This finding is the result of Australian researchers’ efforts.

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    2. This finding is the result of Australian researchers’ efforts.
  3. To investigate the health effects of TV viewing.

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    3. To investigate the health effects of TV viewing.
  4. To put it another way, watching an hour of television is about the same as smoking two cigarettes.

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    4. To put it another way, watching an hour of television is about the same as smoking two cigarettes.
  5. The problem is that most people are inactive while watching TV.

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    5. The problem is that most people are inactive while watching TV.
  6. They are not doing anything, like walking or playing sports.

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    6. They are not doing anything, like walking or playing sports.
  7. To strengthen their heart and maintain a healthy weight.

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    7. To strengthen their heart and maintain a healthy weight.
  8. Fortunately, it is possible.

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    8. Fortunately, it is possible.
  9. To counteract some of TV’s negative health effects.

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    9. To counteract some of TV’s negative health effects.
  10. To increase their life expectancy by three years.

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    10. To increase their life expectancy by three years.
  11. People need to exercise just fifteen minutes a day.

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    11. People need to exercise just fifteen minutes a day.
  12. To accomplish this goal, they might exchange a ride in an elevator for a climb up the stairs.

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    12. To accomplish this goal, they might exchange a ride in an elevator for a climb up the stairs.
  13. Or they might walk around the block during a lunch break at work.

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    13. Or they might walk around the block during a lunch break at work.
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