Read the passage. (1) Last summer, some friends and I started a daytime babysitting service. (2) Much to our surprise, the service became very popular. (3) Especially with working parents in our neighborhood. (4) To keep the children active, we took them to a local playground. (5) We also taught them songs and outdoor games. (6) Because I want to be a teacher, I found the experience very valuable. (7) I also made some money for college! Which is a sentence fragment?

A. sentence (6)

B. sentence (5)

C. sentence (3)

D. sentence (4).

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Priscilla Mcpherson

1 April, 12:05

Read the passage. (1) Last summer, some friends and I started a daytime babysitting service. (2) Much to our surprise, the service became very popular. (3) Especially with working parents in our neighborhood. (4) To keep the children active, we took them to a local playground. (5) We also taught them songs and outdoor games. (6) Because I want to be a teacher, I found the experience very valuable. (7) I also made some money for college! Which is a sentence fragment?

A. sentence (6)

B. sentence (5)

C. sentence (3)

D. sentence (4).

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Answers (1)

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Elisha Hicks · Answer 1

A sentence fragment is an unfinished part of a sentence - it isn't complete, and doesn't feel like a full sentence. Having this in mind, the correct answer is (3) Especially with working parents in our neighborhood - this fragment doesn't even have a verb, so it cannot be a sentence.

Other examples are complete sentences.