Sentence or Fragment?
"Bob ran." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Correct (subject = Bob; verb = ran)
"I went to the store to buy fish, nuts, and fruit." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Correct (terms in a list/series)
"Pete's dog is the smartest of any I have ever met!" Correct or incorrect? Why?
Correct (singular possessive)
"Sam run the 200-meter." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Incorrect (singular subject with plural verb).
"There not going to give up without a fight." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Incorrect ("There" should be spelled "They're" to make it mean "They are not going to...")
"Whichever way the wind blew." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Incorrect (fragment because of the subordinating conjunction "Whichever" that begins the clause and makes it an incomplete thought/dependent clause).
"Jamie said she'd only be a minute but she's been gone an hour." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Incorrect (need comma before "but" to separate independent clauses)
"That contractor is known to be a little shady: a neighbor of mine said he signed a contract to remodel his porch then skipped town a week later without completing the work." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Correct (complete sentence after the colon explaining "a little shady" is proper)
"The money spent on athletes' salaries is hurting the integrity of professional sports leagues." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Correct (singular subject "money" with singular verb "is")
"Its a felony to enter a military base without authorization." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Incorrect (First word should be spelled "It's" so it properly means "It is")
"Even contending with a sore ankle, Patrick Maholmes still managed to put up 150 yards in the air and 75 on the ground: a truly monumental feat." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Correct (subject = Patrick Maholmes; verb = managed)
"The superbowl was a nailbiter, 38-35." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Correct (afterthought)
"They say that Wild Pete - the outlaw that robbed stagecoaches in Nevada in the 1850s - stashed all his money somewhere in Death Valley National Park." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Correct (dashes to set off interrupting phrase)
"The players, as well as the captain, wants to win." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Incorrect (plural subject - "players"; singular verb - "wants")
"To Whom it may concern:" Is "Whom" Correct or incorrect? Why?
Correct ("Whom" is the object form of the pronoun which is how it's used in this salutation.)
"Which do you want?" Correct or incorrect? Why?
Correct (subject = "you"; verb = "want")
"The origins of the meteor which is the size of the Empire State Building, remains a mystery to astronomers." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Incorrect (comma before which)
"I need to use the womens' room." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Incorrect (form possessive by adding 's to irregular noun)
"Genes are the microscopic parts of a living organism that determine their structure and functions." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Incorrect (the pronoun in the place of "their" should refer back to "living organism," which should be a singular pronoun.)
"Many people dislike the new chairman whom we have elected." Is "whom" here correct or incorrect? Why?
Correct. "Whom" is the object of the compound verb "have elected."
"When you move from the city to the country, realizing that everything you were used to - corner stores, concrete, the high-rises - are millions of miles away, for all intents and purposes, and you realize you'll probably never return." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Incorrect (Sentence starts with "when" which subordinates all that follows, so there is never a completed thought)
"You were going fifteen miles per hour over the speed limit; however, because of your good driving record - I'm willing to let you go with a warning." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Incorrect (interrupting phrase needs to have comma or dash on each end)
"In order to drive legally, you need to first pass your drivers' test." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Incorrect (driver, though general, is singular in context and should be made possessive with 's)
"Either of those violinists is qualified for a position with the symphony. Neither one has met the conductor until today." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Correct (Both "Either" and "One" are singular pronouns for subjects, and these match the singular verbs "is" and "has")
"When I wake up, I like either walking the dog or to go for a jog." Correct or incorrect? Why?
Incorrect. ("Walking the dog" is not grammatically the same as "to go for a jog," and they should be in parallel because they both share "I like either")