IXL | Identify sentence fragments | 12th grade language arts

Is this a sentence fragment?

Whereas the Spirit and Opportunity space rovers were solar powered, the Mars rover known as Curiosity is nuclear powered.

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Is there a sentence fragment?

On October 31, 1984, two men assassinated the prime minister of India, Indira Gandhi. Whose son Rajiv succeeded her as prime minister.

yes

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.

There is a sentence fragment that does not express a complete thought.

On October 31, 1984, two men assassinated the prime minister of India, Indira Gandhi. Whose son Rajiv succeeded her as prime minister.

Here is one way to fix the sentence fragment:

On October 31, 1984, two men assassinated the prime minister of India, Indira Gandhi, whose son Rajiv succeeded her as prime minister.

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