1. which of the following sentences includes a fragment? a)her newborn gets hungry at night. she feeds him right away. b)her newborn gets hungry every night at 11: 30. c)her newborn always gets hungry at night. he cries until someone feeds him. d)her newborn always gets hungry. during the night. 2. choose the correct explanation for why under her pillow is a fragment in the following passage. after addy lost her tooth, she left it for the tooth fairy. under her pillow. a)it doesn't have a subject and a verb. b)it doesn't have a direct object. c)it begins with a preposition. d)it is too short. 3. which of the following sentences includes a fragment? a)going to college is expensive. still, asher has decided to apply. b)asher has decided to go to college even though it will be expensive. c)even though going to college will be expensive. asher has decided to apply. d)college is expensive. asher has decided to apply anyway. 4. choose the correct revision of the following fragment. take your umbrella today. because it is supposed to rain this afternoon. a)take your umbrella today because it is supposed to rain this afternoon. b)take your umbrella today, because it is supposed to rain this afternoon. c)take your umbrella today: because it is supposed to rain this afternoon. d)take your umbrella today—because it is supposed to rain this afternoon. 5. choose the correct explanation for why planting an herb garden and painting the living room is a fragment in this passage: this summer, sheryll plans on beginning some new home-improvement projects. planting an herb garden and painting the living room. a)it ends with a noun. b)it contains two verbs. c)it starts with a verb. d)it does not have a verb. 6. which of the following sentences includes a fragment? a)her cough finally calmed down. when she is smoking less, this is usually true. b)smoking less last month. that was when her cough finally calmed down. c)she was smoking less last month, so her cough calmed down. d)her cough finally calmed down after she started smoking less. 7. choose the correct revision of the following fragment: troy and gina dropped out of school. to join the army. a)troy and gina dropped out of school: to join the army. b)troy and gina dropped out of school to join the army. c)troy and gina dropped out. of school to join the army. d)troy and gina dropped out of school, to join the army. 8. choose the correct strategy for revising the fragment to make their voices heard in the following passage: the sixth-graders wrote letters to their senator about the proposed cuts to next year’s school budget. to make their voices heard. a)add in the capitol after heard. b)join the two by removing the period after budget and then making to lowercase. c)join the two by putting a comma after budget and then making to lowercase. d)add more clearly after heard. 9. which of the following sentences includes a fragment? a)some sports are more dangerous than others. skiing, football, and white-water rafting are good examples. b)some sports are more dangerous than others. such as skiing, football, and white-water rafting. c)some sports are more dangerous than others, such as skiing, football, and white-water rafting. d)skiing, football, and white-water rafting are dangerous sports. they are even more dangerous than other sports. 10. choose the correct revision of the following fragment: there are a few meals i cook almost every week. such as homemade pizza and lentil soup. a)there are a few meals i cook almost every week: such as homemade pizza and lentil soup. b)there are a few meals i cook almost every week. examples homemade pizza and lentil soup. c)there are a few meals i cook almost every week such as homemade pizza and lentil soup. d)there are a few meals i cook. almost every week, such as homemade pizza and lentil soup.