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Sentences and Sentence Fragments
2a. A sentence is a word group that contains a subject and a verb and that expresses a complete
thought.
SENTENCE FRAGMENT Last summer on my vacation.
SENTENCE Last summer on my vacation, I went to Arizona.
EXERCISE If one of the following word groups is a sentence, add appropriate capitalization and punctuation and write S before the item number. If the word group is a sentence fragment, add or delete words
to make it a sentence. Then, add appropriate capitalization and punctuation.
Example 1. did think of the class field trip to the American Indian reservation
What did you think of the class field trip to the American Indian reservation?
1. oraibi is one of the oldest continually inhabited villages in America
2. according to the guide’s lecture, the Hopi reservation is surrounded by the Navajo reservation
3. a remarkable description given about the life of the Hopi people
4. situated near several massive stone mesas, the eleven villages by the canyon
5. found on the protected Hopi reservation in the beautiful Arizona desert
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6. tewa, Sichomovi, and Walpi are three villages atop the mesa
7. breathtaking cliff-side stone houses they are
8. the villages, also called “pueblos”
9. are some villages known for pottery
10. a pleasant visit to this ancient reservation, a sight to behold
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