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Avoiding Fragments - Exercise 3

Directions: Nouns (or pronouns) and verbs have been underlined in the sentences below. For each underlined word, choose if it is a subject or predicate. If it is not a subject or predicate, choose neither.

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1. Deep, heavy snows cover these mountains in winter.

cover - (subject predicate neither)

mountain - (subject predicate neither)

2. Expeditions to the Southwest challenged his ideas about the location of minerals.

expeditions - (subject predicate neither)

challenged - (subject predicate neither)

3. Knowing that information, you should not have any trouble.

knowing - (subject predicate neither)

you - (subject predicate neither)

should have - (subject predicate neither)

4. Will you be arriving on the 10:20 train?

will be arriving - (subject predicate neither)

train - (subject predicate neither)

5. Please eat your spinach.

eat - (subject predicate neither)

spinach - (subject predicate neither)

6. About an hour ago, Ralph called the station for directions.

Ralph - (subject predicate neither)

called - (subject predicate neither)

7.Each new year brings new hope.

year - (subject predicate neither)

hope - (subject predicate neither)

8.All instructions were strictly followed by each participant.

were followed - (subject predicate neither)

participant - (subject predicate neither)

9. He was mugged by a stranger.

he - (subject predicate neither)

stranger - (subject predicate neither)

10. Rainy days bring flowers.

days - (subject predicate neither)

bring - (subject predicate neither)

For further information on these resources, contact

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