Why is this a fragment?
And yawned loudly enough to make all the students turn around.
This is a phrase fragment because it does not contain a subject AND a verb.
Archie Griffin played football at Ohio State University he won the Heisman Trophy in 1974 and 1975.
It is a fused sentence because it has no punctuation at all between two complete thoughts.
Hall monitors are responsible for the following: picking up all trash, reporting hazards, and directing fire drills.
This is colon because it precedes a list of items (especially after such expressions as "as follows" and "the following")
Steve Harvey was hosting an episode of family feud in just a few minutes; he was standing in his dressing room reviewing his lines.
This is a semicolon because it is used between closely related independent clauses (if they are not joined by "and, but, for, nor, or, so, or yet").
We looked for the glasses in my bedroom, in the car, in my hall locker, and in my gym locker.
This is a comma because it separates items in a series.
After Gabriel ate half a box of donuts.
This is a subordinate clause fragment because it has a subject and a verb, but it does not express a complete thought.
Each year, sportswriters and sportscasters elect the winner of the Heisman Trophy, it is awarded to the nation's outstanding college football player.
It is a comma splice because it only has a comma separating two complete thoughts.
The president stood at the podium and began her speech: "It is my pleasure to live in the White House."
This is a colon because it is before a long, formal statement or quotation.
Joleen decided not to take the shop class; instead, she would take the auto mechanics class.
This is a semicolon because it is used between independent clauses joined by conjunctive adverbs.
Marge had a wonderful, happy, exciting day with her uncle.
This is a comma because it separates two or more adjectives preceding a noun.
Jacques decided to walk: he wanted to learn his way around the new neighborhood.
This is a colon because it is used between independent clauses when the second clause explains or restates the idea of the first.
Jefferson washed the dog and the cat; he rinsed out the tub and mopped the floor; then he took a nap.
This is a semicolon because it is used between independent clauses joined by transitional expressions.