| A | B |
| fragment: subordinate or dependent (adverb) clause. | When the dog barks. |
| fragment: subordinate or dependent (adverb) clause. | Where the snow is. |
| fragment: prepositonal phrase; no verb. | In the heat of the night. |
| fragment: subordinate clause. Not a complete statement. | Because it's raining. |
| fragment: subordinate clause. Not a complete statement. | If I leave now. |
| fragment: no subject | Speaks loudly and carries a big stick. |
| fragment: incomplete verb | Students trying very hard. |
| correct sentence | The students are trying very hard. |
| correct sentence (complex, with subordinate clause) | I can't leave now because it's raining. |
| correct sentence: imperative or command | Stop that. |
| correct sentence: short, but has suject and verb. | Marcia sleeps. |
| fragment: no verb. | Harold in the kitchen cooking dinner. |