1.which of the following sentences includes a fragment? a)there's an old pharmacy in franklinville. the wang family lives near it. b)the wang family lives in franklinville. near the old pharmacy. c)in franklinville, there is a house next to the old pharmacy. the wang family lives there. d)the wang family lives near the old pharmacy in franklinville. 2. which of the following sentences includes a fragment? a)jessie volunteers from kenya when she is on break from school. b)jessie likes to volunteer in kenya. when she is on break from school. c)jessie is on break from school right now. she is volunteering in kenya. d)jessie has a break from school every january. she likes to volunteer in kenya during this time. 3. which of the following sentences includes a fragment? a)adam recited his monologue at least forty times. he was trying to feel ready for opening night. b)adam recited his monologue at least forty times to get ready for opening night. c)adam recited his monologue at least forty times. trying to feel ready for opening night. d)trying to feel ready for opening night, adam recited his monologue at least forty times. 4. which of the following sentences includes a fragment? a)getting a college degree can be difficult. especially if you have children. b)if you have children, getting a college degree can be difficult. c)getting a college degree can be difficult; if you have children, it can be even harder. d)getting a college degree can be difficult, especially if you have children. 5. choose the correct revision of the following fragment: i just found the poem. that was read at the last presidential inauguration. a)i just found the poem—that was read at the last presidential inauguration. b)i just found the poem that was read at the last presidential inauguration. c)i just found the poem, that was read at the last presidential inauguration. d)i just found the poem: that was read at the last presidential inauguration. 6. choose the correct revision of the following fragment: olivia has been saving part of her paycheck every week. to buy a plane ticket to paris. a)olivia has been saving part of her paycheck. every week to buy a plane ticket to paris. b)olivia has been saving part of her paycheck every week; to buy a plane ticket to paris. c)olivia has been saving part of her paycheck every week to buy a plane ticket to paris. d)olivia has been saving part of her paycheck every week, to buy a plane ticket to paris. 7. choose the correct revision of the following fragment: a high level of math skills is important for some careers. engineering, computer science, or architecture. a)a high level of math skills is important for some careers, for example. careers in engineering, computer science, or architecture. b)a high level of math skills is important for some careers engineering, computer science, or architecture. c)a high level of math skills is important for some careers such as engineering, computer science, or architecture. d)a high level of math skills is important for some careers … for example, careers in engineering, computer science, or architecture. 8.choose the correct explanation for why across the street is a fragment in the following passage: i see a café that serves sandwiches and pastries. across the street. a)it is missing a direct object. b)it is too short. c)it begins with a preposition. d)it is missing a subject and a verb. 9.choose the correct explanation for why hoping to beat his time from last year is a fragment in the following passage: theo trained four times a week all year in preparation for the marathon. hoping to beat his time from last year. a)it is missing a direct object. b)it does not have a subject. c)it is too short. d)it begins with an –ing form of a verb. 10.choose the correct explanation for why to learn portuguese is a fragment. zoe decided to move to portugal after graduating from college. to learn portuguese. a)it is missing a conjunction and a verb. b)it is not a complete thought. c)it begins with a preposition. d)it starts with an infinitive.