Sunday, September 8, 2013

Week 2 Grammar Worksheet -- Sentence Fragments.

Below are the practice exercises for finding sentence fragments.  These are a part of the homework assigned September 5.

DIRECTIONS Determine which of the following word groups are sentence
fragments and which are complete sentences.
If the group of words is a complete sentence, write S.
If the group of words is a fragment, write F.
______ 1. If your parents think today’s fashions are weird.
______ 2. They should see the clothes people wore in the Middle Ages.
______ 3. Patterns of floral or geometric shapes popular.
______ 4. Liked clothes that were half one color and half another.
______ 5. Might have one green leg and one red leg.
______ 6. People often heavy leather belts decorated with metal and jewels.
______ 7. Edges of clothing into shapes called dagges.
______ 8. Sleeves with streamers that were two or three feet long.
______ 9. Shoes had long toes that were padded to retain their shape.
______ 10. Tights of velvet or silk.
______ 11. When clothes were edged and lined in fur.
______ 12. Layers very common in medieval clothing.
______ 13. Was a way of displaying wealth.
______ 14. The more clothes a person could afford to wear, the wealthier that person was.
______ 15. Might wear a short-sleeved tunic over a long-sleeved tunic, with a sleeveless mantle
over all.
______ 16. The usual head covering for men a hood with an attached shoulder cape and a long,
extended point, like a tail.
______ 17. Women wore a neckcloth pinned to their braids, hiding their hair.
______ 18. On top of the head, would wear a veil, a linen crown, or a small, round hat.
______ 19. In the later Middle Ages, women wore jeweled metal nets over their coiled braids.
______ 20. Current fashions a little boring in comparison.

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DIRECTIONS Determine which of the following word groups are sentence
fragments and which are complete sentences.
If the group of words is a complete sentence, write S.
If the group of words is a fragment, write F.
______ 1. Antarctica has the highest average elevation of the seven continents.
______ 2. No native people on Antarctica.
______ 3. Because it is too cold.
______ 4. Although scientists and other workers live in Antarctica for about a year at a time.
______ 5. These people there to study many things.
______ 6. Examine the ozone layer, sleep patterns, and fish survival in subzero temperatures.
______ 7. Ninety-five percent of Antarctica covered with ice.
______ 8. Antarctica approximately 70 percent of the world’s fresh water in its ice.
______ 9. Even though Antarctica is covered in ice and snow, it can be considered a desert.
______ 10. Adesert an area that gets very little precipitation.
______ 11. Antarctica receives only two inches of rain each year.
______ 12. Also has very high winds.
______ 13. Sometimes winds as high as 200 miles per hour.
______ 14. Many animals in the ocean around Antarctica.
______ 15. Include whales and seals.
______ 16. One type of bird found on Antarctica is the penguin.
______ 17. Antarctica so isolated that its snow and ice are very pure.
______ 18. The continent is far away from pollution.
______ 19. Amountain range across the continent.
______ 20. Antarctica’s Mount Erebus an active volcano.


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