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    This document discusses sentence fragments and provides three ways to correct them. It defines a sentence fragment as a group of words that looks like a sentence but is missing a subject, verb, or complete thought. It then gives examples of fragments and outlines three methods to correct them: 1) attaching the fragment to a nearby complete sentence, 2) revising the fragment by adding the missing element, and 3) rewriting the fragment or passage.

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    This document discusses sentence fragments and provides three ways to correct them. It defines a sentence fragment as a group of words that looks like a sentence but is missing a subject, verb, or complete thought. It then gives examples of fragments and outlines three methods to correct them: 1) attaching the fragment to a nearby complete sentence, 2) revising the fragment by adding the missing element, and 3) rewriting the fragment or passage.

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    This document discusses sentence fragments and provides three ways to correct them. It defines a sentence fragment as a group of words that looks like a sentence but is missing a subject, verb, or complete thought. It then gives examples of fragments and outlines three methods to correct them: 1) attaching the fragment to a nearby complete sentence, 2) revising the fragment by adding the missing element, and 3) rewriting the fragment or passage.

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    06 Sentence-Fragments - Salvador

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    of English
    SENTENCE FRAGMENTS AND WAYS
    TO CORRECT IT
    BY: A D E LY N J OY M . S A LVA D O R
    is a group of words that looks like a sentence, but
    actually isn’t a complete sentence. Sentence fragments
    are usually missing a subject or verb, or they do not
    express a complete thought. While it may be punctuated
    to look like a complete sentence, a fragment cannot
    stand on its own.

    SENTENCE FRAGMENT
     Subject – is the “who” or “what” the sentence is about;
    the topic of the sentence is called the simple subject and
    it must be a noun or pronoun.
     Predicate or Complete verb – says something about
    the subject; action word.
     Independent Clause – includes a subject and a
    predicate and can stand alone as a complete sentence.
     Dependent Clause – contains a subject and a
    predicate but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
    Examples of sentence fragment:
     In the car.
     With a brand-new hat.
     Running in the woods.
     Singing a song.
     At the party.
    3 Ways to correct sentence
    fragments
    1. Correcting a Sentence Fragment with a
    Missing Subject
    2. Correcting a Sentence Fragment with a
    Missing or Incomplete Verb
    3. Correcting a Dependent Clause Fragment
    Correcting a Sentence Fragment
    with a Missing Subject
    Example: Michelle came into the room. Closed
    the door.
    Correction: Michelle came into the room. She
    closed the door.
    Correction: Michelle came into the room, closing
    the door behind her.
    Correcting a Sentence Fragment
    with a Missing or Incomplete Verb
    Example: The assembly person in our district.
    Correction: The assembly person in our district works
    diligently.

    Example: The statue standing in the rotunda of the


    building.
    Correction: The statue is standing in the rotunda of the
    building.
    Correcting a Dependent Clause
    Fragment

    Example: After Maria bought the biology book.


    Correction: After Maria bought the biology book,
    she began studying for her exam.
    3 WAYS TO CORRECT
    SENTENCE FRAGMENTS
    1. ATTACH
    2. REVISE
    3. REWRITE
    Attach the fragment to a nearby
    complete sentence
     Example:
    Incorrect: I forgot to eat breakfast. On the morning of my
    driver’s test.
    Correct: I forgot to eat breakfast on the morning of my
    driver’s test.

    Incorrect: If the front door is locked. Use the back entrance.


    Correct: If the front door is locked, use the back entrance.
    Revise the fragment by adding whatever is
    missing – subject, verb, complete thought.
     Examples:
    Incorrect: Loves to lie around in the sun all day.
    Correct: My roommate’s pug loves to lie around in the sun
    all day.

    Incorrect: Joe to train every day.


    Correct: Joe trains every day for the marathon next month.
    Correct: Joe is training every day for the marathon next
    month.
    Rewrite the fragment or the entire
    passage that contains the fragment.
     Examples:
    Incorrect: Our new landlord was expected to
    make changes. Has not done any of it yet and
    weeks have passed.
    Correct: Our new landlord was expected to
    make changes. Weeks have passed, and he still
    has not done any of it yet.
    ~ END ~

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