PPT-Fragments

and RunOns Identifying correct punctuation Practice Directions Copy the sentence Circle the subject Put a box around the verb Underline independent clauses 1 time Underline dependent clauses 2 times Place commas appropriately. A . fragment. fails to be a sentence because it cannot stand by itself—does not contain an independent clause.. Does not have subject + verb + complete thought. Fragments include:. Dependent clauses by themselves . Sentence Fragments. Fragments. are incomplete . sentences. . . Usually. , . fragments. are pieces of . sentences. that have become disconnected from the main clause. .. . One of the easiest ways to correct them is to remove the period between the . What is a fragment?. Sentence fragments occur when phrases are punctuated as . sentences even . though they are not actually sentences. .. They may be missing a subject, a predicate, or are not a complete thought. (In other words…they might be dependent clauses, or phrases that are punctuated as sentences.). Genetic Engineering. Genetic engineering . is a rapidly advancing field of Biology.. We can now . manipulate. , . alter. and even . transfer. genes from one organism to another.. The ability to do these things has proved invaluable in the . Mrs. Stephanie . Woit. Short Simple Sentences. A simple sentence, strictly defined has a subject and a verb: it consists of one independent clause. A simple sentence may have a compound subject, a compound verb, a modifier, and an object or a complement, but it still is one independent clause.. By Anthony. Presents. :. I made this…. …and this. Shotgun DNA Mapping in a Nutshell. Procedure. Step 1:. Digest genome into fragments. Step 2:. Unzip fragment and record forces. Step 3: . Compare experimental forces to a library of simulated curves. By: Ashlyn Lear . What is a fragment?. A word group that pretends to be a sentence. . Are easy to recognize . A sentence that does not have a subject. . Examples of Fragments. When the cat leaped onto the table.. What is a fragment?. Sentence fragments occur when phrases are punctuated as . sentences even . though they are not actually sentences. .. They may be missing a subject, a predicate, or are not a complete thought. (In other words…they might be dependent clauses, or phrases that are punctuated as sentences.). Using Restriction Enzymes. Learning targets for Restriction . Digestion and Analysis of Lambda DNA . lab?. I will understand . the use of restriction enzymes as biotechnology . tools. I will become . A . fracture . is a break in the structural continuity of bone. It my . be . no more than a crack, a crumpling or a splintering of the cortex; more often the break is complete and the bone fragments are . Since he came to New York. .. Because my dog loves it.. Unless you see me. .. Is there anything wrong with these sentences?. All . of these sentences end too . quickly. After . reading these sentences, the reader asks questions because he/she needs more information.. A sentence is a group of words with a . subject. , a . verb. , and a . complete thought. . A sentence may also be called an independent clause. . What is a sentence? . The . boy. . balanced. an apple on his head.. Joan Gardner, Cara Jacobsen, and April Weiss. Commas. The correct use of commas helps you communicate effectively.. In . some places, commas are required to accurately convey your . meaning….. Commas should be used to prevent confusion.. Fragment Rule. A fragment occurs whenever you do these three things: . You begin a group of words with a capital letter. . You conclude this group of words with an end mark—either a period [ . ], question mark [ ? ], or exclamation point [ ! ]. .