Fragment or Complete?
Because I overslept.
Fragment – needs an independent clause.
Went to the library after class.
Subject
Since it was raining.
Since it was raining, we stayed inside.
The teacher handed back the essays.
Complete sentence.
The sound of the alarm.
Verb
The movie that everyone wanted to see.
The movie that everyone wanted to see was sold out.
Walking to the store.
Fragment – missing a subject and verb.
Although the essay was due yesterday.
Complete thought
While I was doing my homework.
While I was doing my homework, the power went out.
Since the weather was nice, we decided to eat outside.
Complete sentence.
Because he didn’t understand the instructions.
Complete thought
To finish the project on time.
We worked late to finish the project on time.
After the long meeting about next semester’s schedule.
Fragment – incomplete thought.
Studying late into the night for the exam.
Subject and complete thought
If I had known about the test.
If I had known about the test, I would have studied more.