EF2/3 sentence fragment exercises C-17

1. That dog is barking. SENTENCE

2. Is running away. FRAGMENT- No subject
The little boy is running away. SIMPLE SENTENCE
The dog is barking at the boy, so the little boy is running away. COMPOUND SENTENCE
The little boy is running away because he is scared. COMPLEX SENTENCE

3. Pam is singing. SENTENCE

4. In a big car. FRAGMENT
She likes to drive in a big car.
The family of six drives to Seattle in a big car.
It costs a lots of money to fill up the gas tank in a big car.
The old man wants to sleep, so he sleeps in a big car.
You can fit a lot of balloons in a big car.
We get around in a big car because we are a big family.

5. Washing the dishes. FRAGMENT
My sister is washing the dishes. SIMPLE
My sister is washing the dishes, and my brother is sweeping the floor. COMPOUND
I like washing the dishes because it is relaxing. COMPLEX
I like using a dishwasher to wash the dishes. SIMPLE

3,4,5 Pam is singing in a big car while I am washing the dishes in my kitchen. COMPLEX

6. She has a new job. SENTENCE

7. The man on the bus. FRAGMENT- NO VERB
The man is on the bus. SIMPLE- TOO EASY
The man on the bus is talking too much. SIMPLE
The man who is on the bus is talking too much. COMPLEX - ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

The man on the bus happens to be my brother.

happens- very natural sounding

happens - shows a coincidence, some good thing that happens by chance

I saw my friend at Metrotown on the weekend.
I happened to see my friend at Metrotown on the weekend. VERY NATURAL, SHOWS A HAPPY COINCIDENCE

8. Please leave the door open. SENTENCE

Leave the door open.
(You) leave the door open.

Sit down.
(You) sit down.
IMPLIED SUBJECT- "YOU"

Come in, please.
You come in, please. IMPLIED SUBJECT

IMPERATIVE SENTENCE- a sentence where you tell somebody to do something

You Go to bed.
You Brush your teeth.
You Eat your supper.
You Get up!

Watch out.
Hurry up.
Be careful.
Wait.
ARGUMENT
Be quiet.
Shut up!
Shut your pie hole!
Zip it!
Get out.
Drop dead.
Take a hike!
Go away.
Get over it.
Take a long walk off a short pier.
Get lost!
Grow up!

POLICE
Drop it!
Hands up!
Stop!

9. On the desk. FRAGMENT
Your book is on the desk. SIMPLE
Your book is on the desk, but now it is gone. COMPOUND
Your book is on the desk, so you can pick it up. COMPOUND
Maria put her book on the desk because she doesn't want to forget it. COMPLEX

10. Will be sunny tomorrow. FRAGMENT
It will be sunny tomorrow. SIMPLE
I think that it will be sunny tomorrow. COMPLEX - NOUN CLAUSE


SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX