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1. Carrots in the lunch box.

2. Putting things back in the proper drawers.

3. I saw carrots in the lunch box.4. Anthony’s favorite funny

television show. 

5. I forgot my coat. 

EXERCISE 1:

Write T if the group of words makes up a

sentence and F if it does not.

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g y

6. When I learn to drive a car? 

7. Can you drive a car? 

8. Paper plates that can be used in the

microwave. 

9. Veronica’s choice of wordsoffended her dog. 

10. Hearing voices that are not really

there. 

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11. Chad works very hard.

12. Winning an important race.13. Winning a race is fun.

14. Loves her friends no matter

what.

15. Looking like he’d seen a

ghost!

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16. Things that creep in the shadows.

17. Never farther than a phone call.18. Cookies that taste better than mud.

19. Apples can be added to the recipe.

20. Place your shoes on the blue mat.

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1. Carrots in the lunch box. F

2. Putting things back in the proper drawers. F 

3. I saw carrots in the lunch box. T4. Anthony’s favorite funny

television show. F 

5. I forgot my coat. T 

EXERCISE 1:

Write T if the group of words makes up a

sentence and F if it does not.

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6. When I learn to drive a car? F 

7. Can you drive a car? T 

8. Paper plates that can be used in the

microwave. F 

9. Veronica’s choice of wordsoffended her dog. T 

10. Hearing voices that are not really

there. F 

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11. Chad works very hard. T 

12. Winning an important race. F13. Winning a race is fun. T 

14. Loves her friends no matter

what. F 

15. Looking like he’d seen a

ghost! F

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16. Things that creep in the shadows. F 

17. Never farther than a phone call. F

18. Cookies that taste better than mud. F 

19. Apples can be added to the recipe. T 

20. Place your shoes on the blue mat. T

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TEST FOR SENTENCE COMPLETENESS

IS THERE A VERB?

IS THERE A SUBJECT?

IS THE WORD GROUP MERELY A

SUBORDINATE CLAUSE OR PHRASE

IT IS A SENTENCE

IT IS A

FRAGMENT.

IT IS A

FRAGMENT.

IT IS A

FRAGMENT.

 YES

 YES

NO

NO

NO

 YES

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HOW TO REPAIR FRAGMENTS

1.Attach the fragmentto a nearby sentence.

2.Turn the fragmentinto a sentence.

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1. Carrots in the lunch box. F

2. Putting things back in the proper drawers. F 

3. I saw carrots in the lunch box.T

4. Anthony’s favorite funny

television show. F 

5. I forgot my coat. T 

EXERCISE 1:

Write T if the group of words makes up a

sentence and F if it does not.

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6. When I learn to drive a car? F 

7. Can you drive a car? T 

8. Paper plates that can be used in the

microwave. F 

9. Veronica’s choice of wordsoffended her dog. T 

10. Hearing voices that are not really

there. F 

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11. Chad works very hard. T 

12. Winning an important race. F13. Winning a race is fun. T 

14. Loves her friends no matter

what. F 

15. Looking like he’d seen a

ghost! F

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16. Things that creep in the shadows. F 

17. Never farther than a phone call. F18. Cookies that taste better than mud. F 

19. Apples can be added to the recipe. T 

20. Place your shoes on the blue mat. T

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EXERCISE 2:

The next paragraphs have

fragments. Copy them, andthen add the missing parts

to make them completesentences.

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  On the day of admission, she presented to my

office with worsening of the cellulitis and a new

2-cm ulceration, and was admitted for IVantibiotics and further evaluation. Allergy to

PENICILLIN, SULFA, and possibly to

COUMADIN. Medications on admission wereProcardia, Mellaril, Aldactone, Glucotrol, and

hydrochlorothiazide. Extremities revealed

bilateral edema 1 to 2+ to the knees witherythema and diffuse excoriations with

erythema from the ankle to the mid shin area

on the left lower extremity.

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Cellulitis and ulceration as well as

chronic skin problems. The patient wasseen in consultation by thedermatologist who confirmed my

diagnosis of cellulitis. She was placedon IV Kefzol for 48 hours with markedimprovement in her cellulitis. Her skin

condition was consistent with lichensimplex chronicus since she was begunon Topicort cream b.i.d.

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•PHYSICAL EXAMINATION: Unremarkable showing an

elderly female who is alert, spry,and somewhat overweight. Shehad noticed early significant

abdominal tenderness.

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She has noted slight increase in

vaginal discharge. She has had nourinary frequency. No blood in theurine. No flank pain, chills, nausea,

but she has been anorexic, someheadaches in the past 24 hours.

She is on no medicine exceptDemulen and Advil for her painwhich is not helping.