Question
Which are fragments (dependent clause fragments, relative clause fragments, or -ing fragments)?
Check all that apply.
Before I left for Africa, I made sure to get vaccinated.
Building a new home that has lots of windows and high ceilings.
Which was driving down the wrong side of the road.
Running every day can reduce your risk of heart disease.
Check all that apply.
Before I left for Africa, I made sure to get vaccinated.
Building a new home that has lots of windows and high ceilings.
Which was driving down the wrong side of the road.
Running every day can reduce your risk of heart disease.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Let's analyze each of the provided sentences to identify the fragments:
1. **Before I left for Africa, I made sure to get vaccinated.**
- This is a complete sentence with a dependent clause ("Before I left for Africa") followed by an independent clause. It is not a fragment.
2. **Building a new home that has lots of windows and high ceilings.**
- This is a fragment because it lacks a main subject and verb. It is an -ing fragment that starts with "Building."
3. **Which was driving down the wrong side of the road.**
- This is a fragment because it begins with a relative pronoun ("Which") and lacks an independent clause. It is a relative clause fragment.
4. **Running every day can reduce your risk of heart disease.**
- This is a complete sentence with a subject ("Running every day") and a verb ("can reduce"). It is not a fragment.
Based on this analysis, the fragments are:
- **Building a new home that has lots of windows and high ceilings.** (–ing fragment)
- **Which was driving down the wrong side of the road.** (relative clause fragment)
1. **Before I left for Africa, I made sure to get vaccinated.**
- This is a complete sentence with a dependent clause ("Before I left for Africa") followed by an independent clause. It is not a fragment.
2. **Building a new home that has lots of windows and high ceilings.**
- This is a fragment because it lacks a main subject and verb. It is an -ing fragment that starts with "Building."
3. **Which was driving down the wrong side of the road.**
- This is a fragment because it begins with a relative pronoun ("Which") and lacks an independent clause. It is a relative clause fragment.
4. **Running every day can reduce your risk of heart disease.**
- This is a complete sentence with a subject ("Running every day") and a verb ("can reduce"). It is not a fragment.
Based on this analysis, the fragments are:
- **Building a new home that has lots of windows and high ceilings.** (–ing fragment)
- **Which was driving down the wrong side of the road.** (relative clause fragment)