Question

instructions: write the letter of the sentence fragment on the provided line. 8. (a) deirdre picked up a whole slice of cheesecake and shoved it into her mouth. (b) while nate licked all of the whipped cream from the top of the dessert. (c) risa sat across the table, disgusted at their lack of manners. 9. (a) filled with anxiety for what grade she might find. (b) namiba peeked at the last page of her essay. (c) the big red a sent waves of relief radiating through her body. 10. (a) jesse often tries to shock his english teacher with weird paper topics, such as eating tarantulas or chewing off your toenails. (b) professor merope doesnt seem to mind, only bothered by the number of fragments in jesses essays. 11. (a) to save enough money to pay tuition, topeka keeps a strict budget. (b) she never carries more than three dollars in her wallet. (c) to avoid making impulse purchases like a pizza or t - shirt that will cause her to come up short when registration begins. 12. (a) to keep the cat from scratching the door frames. (b) kylee has high - powered water gun. (c) like a gunslinger in the old west, she duels with rocky the familys orange tomcat, who hisses at the forceful spray of water. 13. (a) professor chan surveyed the classroom full of nervous college students. (b) today was their final exam in vertebrate zoology. (c) high - speed bouncing of the students left leg. 14. (a) to save money on a haircut that he desperately needed. (b) ricky let his roommate, bubba, trim his shaggy head. (c) honestly, a toddler with a weed whacker could have done a better job!

Explanation:

A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence that lacks a subject, verb, or complete thought. For each set:

• In 8, (A) is a fragment as it starts with a sub - ordinate clause and has no main clause follow - up.
• In 9, (A) is a fragment as it is a prepositional phrase and dependent clause without a main clause.
• In 10, (A) is a fragment as “such as” phrases are not complete sentences.
• In 11, (C) is a fragment as it is a prepositional phrase without a main clause.
• In 12, (A) is a fragment as it is an infinitive phrase without a main clause.
• In 13, (C) is a fragment as it is a noun phrase without a verb.
• In 14, (A) is a fragment as it is an infinitive phrase without a main clause.

Answer:

1. A
2. A
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. A