PPT-FRAGMENTS Fragments result if you punctuate certain word groups as if they are complete

You are missing the subject or verb or both A Maria wasnt watching her plate of barbecue very carefully B So Santana the family beagle snatched a chicken leg hanging over the edge C As baked beans and potato salad slid onto . What Is a Complete Sentence?. Complete sentences have at least a subject and a verb. The subject is the actor of the sentence and the verb is what the subject does.. Example: My cat eats.. “My cat” is the subject. The verb is “eats.”. 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 . Angela Gulick. CAS Writing Specialist. June . 2015. What Is a Sentence Fragment?. Just as the word “fragment” means a piece or segment of something in our everyday language, a sentence fragment is a piece or segment of a 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.. 232 Najd. Starting a Sentence with ‘Because’. You can start a sentence with because, as long as you make sure to fully complete the sentence. One clause beginning with the word . because. does not constitute a sentence. . 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. What is a complete sentence?. A . SENTENCE. is made up of one or more words that express a . complete thought. . A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with punctuation.. Good writers write with . (Sentences) . TAPCo - 2016-2017. Starting with “the why”. Many of our students. :. Lack organizational skills. Are unable to empathize (see another perspective). Have trouble discerning important info from details. 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.. Let’s eliminate those nasty sentence fragments and run-on sentences!. Sentence Structure Errors. Some of the exercises in this Power Point came from this book:. Writing Skills Problem Solver . by Carol H. Behrman (published by . 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.. Sentence Fragments. Sentence fragments are groups of words that don't express a complete thought. They are only part of a sentence.. They are fine to use in conversation, but they are a no-no when it comes to any kind of formal or academic writing. . 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.    .