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Avoiding Fragments - Exercise 1

Directions: Identify the underlined words as either noun, pronoun, or verb. When you have completed the exercise, check your answers on the answer key by clicking on the "Check My Work" button. Read and follow the instructions listed on the answer page.

1. The president of the company asked for the records.

asked - (noun pronoun verb)

records - (noun pronoun verb)

2. It was not your fault.

it - (noun pronoun verb)

was - (noun pronoun verb)

fault - (noun pronoun verb)

3. I hear music anytime I turn on the radio.

hear - (noun pronoun verb)

I - (noun pronoun verb)

4. His imagination kept his ideas alive.

imagination - (noun pronoun verb)

ideas - (noun pronoun verb)

5. Yesterday the tourists saw the birthplace of Martin Luther King, Jr.

saw - (noun pronoun verb)

Martin Luther King, Jr. - (noun pronoun verb)

6. You were absolutely right about the unusual weather.

you - (noun pronoun verb)

weather - (noun pronoun verb)

7. The starving artist skillfully sculpted the slab of marble.

artist - (noun pronoun verb)

sculpted - (noun pronoun verb)

8. Last year six of us traveled to Spain.

us - (noun pronoun verb)

Spain - (noun pronoun verb)

9. Schizophrenia affects one’s perceptions and actions.

schizophrenia - (noun pronoun verb)

perceptions - (noun pronoun verb)

actions - (noun pronoun verb)

10. Your name is very familiar to me.

name - (noun pronoun verb)

me - (noun pronoun verb)

For further information on these resources, contact

Margaret L. Benner
Director, Writing Support Program
English Department
Towson University
benner@towson.edu