PPT-Sentence Fragments

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 . Fragments – dependent clauses posing as whole sentences. Not necessarily short. Bracket all “fluff” (prepositional phrases & appositives) and you are left with only a subject but no verb, or only a verb and no subject. S. S. F. S. S. F. F. F. Each of the following word groups is a sentence fragment. In your notebook, rewrite the fragment into a complete sentence. You may add words before, after, or both before and after. You may use any end punctuation mark, along with any commas you may need in the sentence.. Review: What makes a complete sentence?. Subject. What is the subject in each sentence?. Our teacher always buys some sanity on the way home.. The white mark around the black cat. ’. s neck seemed to form into a noose.. 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.. Correcting Sentence Fragments. Correcting Sentence fragments. A. . To stomach the cup of strong coffee that he desperately needed to keep . awake, Lawrence . added seven packets of sugar and a quarter cup of cream. . UWC Writing Workshop. Spring 2014. Let’s see what’s out there…. Basics of Sentence Structure. Comma Splices. Sentence Fragments. Verbs . Use Interesting Verbs. Use Verbs You Know. Don’t Use Passive Voice. Run-ons. Directions: State whether each sentence contains a complete sentence (S), a fragment (F), a run –on (RO), or a comma splice (CS). . If it is not a complete sentence, correct the sentence.. 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.). 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.. Note: A fragment fails to be a sentence in the sense that it cannot stand by itself. . 1) Since 1600, telescopes have used lenses or mirrors to gather and focus light?. 2) Going outside the earth’s atmosphere to see more clearly.. Sentence Fragments. Sentence fragments often are missing either the subject or the predicate (verb). A subject names someone or something. A predicate makes assertions about the subject. A fragment may also fail to complete a thought.. Ons. An Overview. Fragments. . Fragments are incomplete sentences. They are missing a verb or a subject or both.. First, the lack of exercise.  . Furthermore, the huge development of the country, easy life and transportation.    .