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Sentence Fragments

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SENTENCE FRAGMENTS

SENTENCE FRAGMENT
• A sentence fragment is a phrase or
clause that is punctuated as a
sentence but is not a grammatical
sentence because it does not
express a complete thought.
• A fragment is a group of words that
looks like a sentence complete
thought; therefore, it is an
incomplete sentence but is missing a
subject, a verb, or a complete idea.
Examples
• FOLLOWING ARE SOME
EXAMPLES OF SENTENCE
FRAGMENTS.
• 1. In the car.
• 2. With a brand-new hat.
• 3. Running in the woods.
• 4. Singing a song.
• 5. At the party.
SOLUTIONS TO SENTENCE FRAGMENTS
• Notice that none of the five examples above
contains a specific action (or predicate) A
person (or subject) to perform the action.
• To transform all five sentence fragments into
full-fledged sentences, then, all we need to
do is to add a subject and a predicate. Lets’
use the subject “I,” and the predicate “saw
him.”
• USE THE SUBJECT “I,” AND THE
PREDICATE “SAW HIM.”
• 1. I saw him in the car.
• 2. I saw him with a brand-new
hat.
• 3. I saw him running in the
woods.
• 4. I saw him singing a song.
• 5. I saw him at the party.
Other Solutions
• Likewise, sentence fragments can be
transformed into a full-fledged
sentence by placing a subject and
predicate on the other side of the
fragment, as in the following examples.
• In the car I saw him.
• 2. With a brand new hat I saw him.
• 3. Running in the woods I saw him.
• 4. Singing a song I saw him.
• 5. At the party I saw him.
LETS INSPECT THE ELEMENTS OF A
SENETENCE
• A sentence consists of 3
components
• Subject: the person, place, or
thing performing or doing the
action
• VERB: the action
• Complete idea: the reader isn't
left (waiting for another word).
SO! WHAT'S A SENTENCE FRAGMENT?
• A sentence fragment is a sentence that lacks a subject
or lacks a verb or is not a complete idea (one reason
could be because it does not have a direct object if the
verb needs one).
• HOW TO FIX SENTENCE FRAGMENTS? There are three
Methods to fix sentence fragments
• Method #1 Attach the sentence fragment to another
sentence. That other sentence could be before or after
the sentence fragment. After getting money. {Sentence
Fragment} I bought a new dress after getting money. {A
Complete Sentence
HOW TO FIX SENTENCE FRAGMENTS?
• “The person I hate the most in life” {Sentence Fragment}
• Method #2 Add a subject, verb, or both to make the sentence
complete. “Sonia is the person I hate most in life.” {Complete
Sentence} “I saw the person I hate the most in life.” {Complete
Sentence}
• Method #3 Take away/Erase the word or phrase that makes it a
sentence fragment.
• Because people do not believe in birth control. {Sentence
fragment}
• People do not believe in birth control. {Complete Sentence}
• While Sahil was in Paris. {Sentence fragment}
• Sahil was in Paris. {Complete Sentence}
RULES TO REMEMBER
• Sentence fragments can make your writing very
confusing.
• Avoid sentence fragments in professional writing,
formal writing, essays, business letters, and
compositions.
• Sentence fragments are written and acceptable in
the following types of writing: Poetry
• Quotes
• Quoted speech
• Play
• Thank you

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