FRAGMENTS
An incomplete不完全的 sentence is called a sentence
Fragment碎片.A fragment may lack缺乏 either或者 a
subject 主语or a predicate谓语. It may also be incomplete
because it does not communicate 传达a complete 完整的
thought思想. To test检验 your sentences to see if they
are complete, ask and answer the following questions:
- Does the sentence have a subject?主语
- Does the sentence have a predicate?谓语
- Does the sentence express a complete though?完整的思想
If you can answer “yes” to these three questions, the
sentence is complete. 完成的
Directions: Use the three questions above to decide 决定
whether 是否each group of words is a sentence
or a fragment. Mark “S” for sentence or “F” for
fragment in the blank 空白、表格at the right.
Example: Got ink 墨水all over my hands. ( 我I got…) F
1. He chews砠嚼 only sugarless无糖 gum口香糖. S
2. Puts her briefcase公文包 on her desk. (who?) F
3. Everyone who came to the lecture演讲.(只有定语) F
4. Am looking for a road map of
5. The atlas 地图集is no help.(意思不清楚) F
6. Air-conditioning uses a great deal of 大量的energy能量.S
7. As当(=when) the papers blew all over the room. F
(As the papers blew all over the room, I was going crazy.)
8. The minimum最小的 wage工资 for part-time workers.F
(The minimum wage for part-time workers is given a month.)
9. The gun control bill is not popular with this group. S
（枪支控制法案） (受欢迎的)
10. Seeing the price of gold double within a week. F
(We were seeing the price of gold double within a week.)
11. Just because he has a high school diploma. F
12. The noise startled震惊 everyone. S
13. Drugs, cause of so much concern in the 1990s. F
(Drugs, cause of so much concern in the 1990s, many
more young people died.)
14. The quartz石英 watch runs on a tiny小 battery电池. S
15. Taking care not to waste浪费 any time.时间 (Mary) F
16. Only had instant 速溶的coffee or tea. F
(The coffee shop only had instant coffee or tea.)
17. Larry has taken the test four times now. S
18. Without any improvement 改进in his scores.得分 F
19. We must end the dumping倾销 of toxic waste! 毒废物S
20. Officials官员 elected选举 by the people in the district.区域F
(Officials were/are elected by the people in the district / province.省)
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