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I 1. Wh at is a Sen ten ce Fra gm ent
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a sentence own, it's an Incomplete sentence, and
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Sentence fragments happen more up,
common ways they tend to show
developing writers . Here are some
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3. Wa ys tha t Sen ten ce Fra gm ent
they happen are when we misplace
able mistakes. The ma in~ s that
--Sent~~ce fragments are easily avoid
~- punctuation in a way that cuts off
a main clause, or when we try to use
But, the good thing is that they are
dependent clauses as full sentences
easy t~ spot and easie r to fix!
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Here 's wha t happ ens when you
And here's hat happens when you use a period instead of a comma:
/ • There had a lot of types of apples, such as MacIntosh and Granny Smith. Complete!
Again, the second part of the sentence doesn't have a subject or a predicate It's d d t
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a epen en cause, and needs the
s pa o t e sentence to make sense-we just need a comma , not a peno · d t
, o connect them!
Now you know t~at a sentence fragment happens when we don't write in complete sentences, or we break sentences
up when we don t need to. Therefore, the way to avoid fragments is to simply make sure we write in full sentences and
express complete thoughts. We do' this by being able to recognize dependent clauses and fix misplaced periods that
break off words from their malr( clause .
. Recognizing Clauses
Every sentence needs a subject-predicate combination (a clause), but, to be a full sentence, it needs at feast one
independent clause. That's why on its own, a dependent clause Is a sentence fragment. While dependent clauses do
have a subject-predicate combination, they don't express a complete thought, and because it's not a complete thought,
a dependent clause leaves an unanswered question. Look at these examples:
The first sentence makes sense-the subject Sally lost her phone. But the second example doesn't express a
complete thought, and only gives us a fragment of the information. Even though it has a subject (she) and a predicate
(was apple-picking), it leaves the question "what happened while she was apple picking?" Without knowing the answer,
we don't know what's going on. This is a dependent clause. To fix it, we need to answer the question:
As you can see, attaching the independent clause "Sally lost her phone" tells what happened "while she was apple
picking." Now, it's a complete thought and a full sentence.
Thi~ list of three things doesn't have a subject or a predicate. In cases like this, the words just need to be connected to
the main clause. so, the fragment can be corrected just by fixing or removing a misplaced period:
But~w can you tell when a period is in the wrong spot? Well, that's easy! You just need to remember a period's
purpose-to show what's called a "full stop." So, what does that mean, and how can it help?
Basically...
• A period works like a stop sign-when you see one, you need to come to a full stop on the road.
• Likewise, when you see a period, you should come to a complete stop In your speaking or reading before
continuing to the next sentence.
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• Imagine if there was a stop sign in the middle of the g way or t e roa~ when you really dldn t ne:d in the wrong
would definitely be noticeable, and would cause a lot of problems for drivers by breaking up the ro
spots!
• In the same way, a period in the wrong place would make you st0 P at the wrong time.
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of two. Learn to recognize what comma splices look like, and be sure to avoid them in your essays.
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Here is a simple example of a comma splice:
X I completed my essay, I ha;e not submitted It. ' . . . tu
without
A closely related grammatical error is the run-on sentence. It occurs when youJotn two complete .sentences
any punctuation mark at all:
X I completed my essay I have not submitted It.
n_-o__n_.se--..!1tence is no different from fixing a comma splice.
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Some Basic Definitions
nt clause.
✓ The grammatical term for a group of words that can stand on its own as a complete sentence is independe
and a verb. In the independe nt clause I
To be a.t, independent clause, the group of words must contain both a subject
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cofn.pleted my essay, I is the subj~ct; and completed is the verb.
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The grammatical term for a joining word is conjunction. Conjunctions refer to those wo~ds in the English
sentences out of simpler ones. The
h as and or but or since or because that allow us to build more complex
called
njunctions and and but ar called coordinating conjunctions; the conjunctions since and because are
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bordinatin g conjunctio s. ."
o remember these grammatical terms, though they can be useful for conveying important points
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see them and to be familiar with the various
about grammar. What really matters is to know comma splices when you
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t e ti' gical connection between the two independe nt clauses is already clear, and (2) the ideas
c auses ~~ v~ry closely r~lated. In particular, when the relation between the two clauses is one or
what you need:
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colon in front of th ctive adv erb to help fix a com ma sph
e second mdependent clau se: •
✓ I completed m have not submitted It.
✓ I completed m~ :ssay: hHowever, II have not submitted It.
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emp hati c tran siti on betw een clauses
A conJunctive adverb. l1'k e_ however usu ally mak es for a mor e fon nal and mo re
than the mor adv erb s, you r wri ting will
I Jun ctto ns but and although. If you rely too hea vily on con jun ctiv e
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argument, or (2; ~0 ; stv e ~our how com ple x sen tenc es. Ma ny styl ists pre fer not to use how
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XCEPTIONS: If you are in doubt of the correct punctuation, use the more traditional methods.
A comma splice is permissible in a series·of independent clauses (three or more) where the last
two clauses are separated by "and, but," or "or."
The Yo-Yo King demonstrated his new trick, the S,kateboard Princess performed her new stunt, and the
manager of Play Palace treated everyone to chili dogs and root beer.
Achieve a dramatic effect by using commas without coordinating conjunctions to link several
brief, closely related independent clauses:
He came, he saw, he conquered.
ate a second clause which reverses· a negative first clause:
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