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    CORRECTING

    SENTENCE
    ERRORS
    RHOLELIZA C. ALEJANDRE, LPT
    ENGLISH
    -the universal language.
    -used by all over the world for
    communication and understanding.
    SENTENCE
    FRAGMENTS
    -a phrase or clause written as a
    sentence but lacking an element, as a
    subject or verb that would enable it to
    function as an independent sentence.
    SENTENCE
    FRAGMENTS
    -it doesn’t have a complete thought
    -it is NOT A COMPLETE SENTENCE
    Subject- the doer of the
    action

    He to the store.
    The ACTION or the VERB
    is missing.
    Subject- the doer of the
    action
    He went to the store.
    Verb- action word
    Verb- (linking verb) action
    word
    Is a kind and patient man.
    The SUBJECT is
    missing.
    Verb- (linking verb) action
    word
    My father is a kind and patient man.

    Subject- (linking verb)


    action word
    THREE TYPES
    OF
    SENTENCE
    1. MISSING
    SUBJECTS
    A sentence fragment may have
    a verb but may be missing a
    subject
    Have lived abroad for 10 years.
    The SUBJECT is missing.
    I Have lived abroad for 10 years.
    SUBJECT
    Barked all night long.
    The SUBJECT is missing.
    The dog barked all night long.

    SUBJECT
    Yelled and shouted at the students.
    The SUBJECT is missing.
    The teacher yelled and shouted at
    the students.
    SUBJECT
    2. MISSING VERB
    A sentence fragment may have
    a subject but may be missing a
    verb.
    Friendship, a beautiful thing.
    The VERB is missing.
    Friendship is a beautiful thing.

    Linking VERB
    The scared child under the bed.
    The VERB is missing.
    The scared child is hiding under the bed
    Linking
    VERB
    main
    VERB
    3. SUBORDINATE
    CLAUSE
    It has both a subject and a verb
    FRAGMENT
    but it doesn’t express a
    complete thought.
    3. SUBORDINATE
    CLAUSE
    Modifies a main clause and
    FRAGMENT
    always begins with a
    subordinating conjunctions.
    Subordinating conjunctions
    includes because, since, as if,
    before, after, once, until, than,
    and that.
    SUBJECT VERB

    The dog ran into the field


    when the farmer opened the gate.
    SUBORDINATE
    CLAUSE
    Because I don’t feel very well.

    I’m not going to work today because I


    don’t feel very well.

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