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Quiz on Identifying the Fragments
Read the following story and identify each word group, in the space provided, as either a complete sentence or a fragment. This quiz is adapted from the Langan book (Review-Test 2).
 

A Disastrous First Date
 

My first date with Donna was a disaster. I decided to take her to a small Italian restaurant. That my friends told me had reasonable prices. I looked over the menu and realized I could not pronounce the names of the dishes. Such as "veal piccata" and "fettucini Alfredo". Then, I noticed a burning smell. The candle on the table was starting to blacken. And scorch the back of my menu. Trying to be casual, I quickly poured half my glass of water  onto the menu. When the waiter returned to our table. "He asked me if I wanted to order some wine. I ordered a bottle of Blue Nun. The only wine that I had heard of and could pronounce. The waiter brought the wine, poured a small amount into my glass, and waited. I said,  "You don't have to stand there. we can pour the wine ourselves." After the waiter put down the wine bottle and left. Donna told me I was supposed to to taste the wine. Feeling like a complete fool. I managed to get through the dinner. However, for weeks afterward, I felt like jumping out of a tenth-story window.
 

 

Identify if each of these lines from the above paragraph is a complete sentence or a fragment.

1. My first date with Donna was a disaster.

2. I decided to take her to a small Italian restaurant.

3. That my friends told me had reasonable prices.

4. I looked over the menu and realized I could not pronounce the names of the dishes.

5. Such as "veal piccata" and "fettucini Alfredo".

6. Then, I noticed a burning smell.

7. The candle on the table was starting to blacken.

8. And scorch the back of my menu.

9. Trying to be casual, I quickly poured half my glass of water  onto the menu.

10. When the waiter returned to our table.

11. "He asked me if I wanted to order some wine.

12. I ordered a bottle of Blue Nun.

13. The only wine that I had heard of and could pronounce.

14. The waiter brought the wine, poured a small amount into my glass, and waited.

15. I said,  "You don't have to stand there. we can pour the wine ourselves."

16. After the waiter put down the wine bottle and left.

17. Donna told me I was supposed to to taste the wine.

18. Feeling like a complete fool.

19. I managed to get through the dinner.

20. However, for weeks afterward, I felt like jumping out of a tenth-story window.

(Langan: Review-Test 2, p. 384)

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