choose the letter S if the word group is a sentence or the letter F if the word group is a clause fragment.
A:As soon as I heard about them.F
B:Because I never seen a moose up close. F
C:That the oryx has long,pointed horns that point up. S
D:Whoever drew the picture of the kudu's long spiral horns. S
E:I liked chamois, whose soft skin is sometimes used as a "chamois cloth". S
Are these correct?
C:Fragment
D:Fragment
Yes, now they are all right.
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To determine whether each word group is a sentence (S) or a clause fragment (F), we need to look at whether each group contains a subject and a predicate. A subject is typically a noun or pronoun that performs the action of the sentence, and a predicate is a verb or verb phrase that expresses the action or state of the subject.
Let's analyze each word group:
A: "As soon as I heard about them."
This group contains a subject ("I") and a predicate ("heard"). Therefore, it is a complete sentence. The correct answer is S.
B: "Because I never seen a moose up close."
This group is missing a subject. It should be "Because I have never seen a moose up close." Since it lacks a subject, it is a clause fragment. The correct answer is F.
C: "That the oryx has long, pointed horns that point up."
This group contains a subject ("the oryx") and a predicate ("has long, pointed horns that point up"). Therefore, it is a complete sentence. The correct answer is S.
D: "Whoever drew the picture of the kudu's long spiral horns."
This group contains a subject ("whoever") and a predicate ("drew the picture of the kudu's long spiral horns"). Therefore, it is a complete sentence. The correct answer is S.
E: "I liked chamois, whose soft skin is sometimes used as a 'chamois cloth'."
This group contains a subject ("I") and a predicate ("liked chamois, whose soft skin is sometimes used as a 'chamois cloth'"). Therefore, it is a complete sentence. The correct answer is S.
Based on the analysis above, the correct answers are:
A: S
B: F
C: S
D: S
E: S