Exercise
Explain why each of the following groups of words is a fragment,
1. From 1970 to 1980, the number of retired people who moved from New
York to Florida.
This is a fragment because
2. Was more than double the number for the past decade,
This is a fragment because
3. These people who moved to New York, New Jersey, and Ohio.
This is a fragment because
4. Tend to be poorer, older, and alone.
This is a fragment because

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addywachob addywachob · Answer 1 · 2019-10-21T16:36:59+02:00

1. This is a fragment because the author does not say anything more about the people who moved from New York to Florida.

2. This is a fragment because the author does not complete saying what was double to the number for the past decade

3. This is a fragment because the author doesn't finish his/her sentence about the people who moved to New York, New Jersey, and Ohio.

4. This is a fragment because the author does not tell us what or who tends to be poorer, older, and alone.