IXL | Identify sentence fragments | 11th grade language arts

Is this a sentence fragment?

Using instruments called geophones, scientists measuring seismic waves caused by traffic to learn how urban life affects the earth.

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Is this a sentence fragment?

Long ago, fossils were used as evidence to support mythical tales. In fact, fourth-century Chinese historian Chang Qu once mislabeled a giant dinosaur bone as that of a dragon.

yes

key idea

A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

green checkmark, The band I'm in has been rehearsing daily because we have a concert in two weeks.

A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought.

red X symbol, Rehearsing daily because we have a concert in two weeks.

This fragment is missing a subject. It doesn't tell who is rehearsing.

red X symbol, The band I'm in.

This fragment is missing a verb. It doesn't tell what the band I'm in is doing.

red X symbol, Because we have a concert in two weeks.

This fragment is missing an independent clause. It doesn't tell what happened because of the concert.

solution

This is not a sentence fragment. It is a complete sentence because it expresses a complete thought.

Long ago, fossils were used as evidence to support mythical tales. In fact, fourth-century Chinese historian Chang Qu once mislabeled a giant dinosaur bone as that of a dragon.

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FF.5Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?

FF.2Identify the complete subject or complete predicate of a sentence

Y.4Identify dependent and independent clauses

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