Les. 14: Fragments and Interjections
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes a sentence fragment?
A group of words that expresses a complete thought
A group of words wrongly capitalized and punctuated as though it were a sentence but fails to express a complete thought
A sentence with both a subject and a predicate
A sentence that contains more than one clause
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Open Ended
Rewrite the fragment to make a complete sentence:
An exciting cave with mysterious passageways.
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Multiple Select
Which of the following statements about Gibraltar are complete sentences?
The Rock of Gibraltar is an impressive picture of power and protection.
On a small peninsula in southeastern Spain.
The land area of Gibraltar is only 2.5 square miles.
Because Gibraltar is controlled by Britain.
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Multiple Select
Which of the following statements about Gibraltar are fragments?
The people commonly speak bothe English and Spanish.
Gibraltar is the location of the famous Gorham's cave.
Because there are historic fortresses and castles.
To see the breathtaking Rock of Gibraltar.
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Open Ended
Explain how the fate of the USS Maine contributed to the start of the Spanish-American War.
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Interjections are words or short phrases closely related to a neighboring sentence. They can stand alone or be joined to the sentence. They can express relief, agreement, disagreement, greeting, politeness, distress, or even pain. Many interjections show strong feeling.
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Notice the position of interjections and their punctuation.
Relief: Whew! I'm glad that test is over!
Agreement: Yes, I think I did well.
Greeting: Hi, Shawn.
Hesitation: Derek, um, didn't do very well.
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Fill in the Blanks
Identify the interjection in the sentence:
Hey, have you ever heard about the USS Maine?
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Fill in the Blanks
Identify the interjection in the sentence:
No, what happened?
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Fill in the Blanks
Identify the interjection in the sentence:
Well, the ship was sunk on February 15, 1898.
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