IXL | Identify sentence fragments | 9th grade language arts

Is this a sentence fragment?

In the early 1800s, yellow fever, a viral disease spread by mosquitoes, not by unsanitary conditions as was believed at the time.

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Is this a sentence fragment?

Smoke from the cabin visible for miles up and down the coast.

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.

This is a sentence fragment. It does not express a complete thought.

Smoke from the cabin visible for miles up and down the coast.

Here is one way to fix the sentence fragment:

Smoke from the cabin is visible for miles up and down the coast.

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