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

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.

explanation:

you only need simple sentences to answer this. just answer these questions.

what do you think annie thinks of the mother? do you think annie believes the mother is a fit mother for helen.

what about the father? what would annie think of him? she might not like him, but does she respect him.

how about the son? would annie think he is the only voice of sanity in an insane place?

what about helen herself? this is the key question. how does she see helen? what do you suppose she thought her first job was going to be.

these aren't hard questions. just state the obvious. annie is not that well educated: she just knows what she has to do. write it that way.

you can do it if you've read the book or seen the play or movie.

i am almost certain that man symbolizes communism in this passage.

hope this