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Fragments

Fragments. Recognizing Fragments TLW distinguish between fragments and sentences Recognizing Fragments : A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. Part of a sentence should not be presented as a full sentence ending with a period or other end mark.

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Fragments

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  1. Fragments • Recognizing Fragments • TLW distinguish between fragments and sentences • Recognizing Fragments: A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. Part of a sentence should not be presented as a full sentence ending with a period or other end mark. • FragmentsSentences • Because we missed the train We were late because we missed the train. • After the rainfall After the rainfall, the river rose • Without looking back Sue got on the train without looking back • Formative Assessment: PH Writer’s Solution Grammar Practice p. 62 Ex A • Fragments (cont) Sentences • The boy wearing the green shirt The boy wearing the green shirt is Tim • Hope to return to New York They hope to return to New York

  2. Run-Ons • Recognizing Run-Ons • TLW be able to correct run-on sentences by properly joining or separating by use of an end mark • Run-Ons • The coals are ready now we can begin cooking • The lettuce is thriving, the broccoli is straggly. • Formative Assessment PH Writer’s Solution: Grammar Practice Book Ex. A. P 64 Teacher Review • Summative Assessment Ex. B. Identifying Run-ons in a Paragraph • Ticket out the Door: PH Writer’s Solution: Grammar Practice Book Ex. A. P. 65 9.2 Run-Ons: Correcting Run-Ons • Homework: PH Writer’s Solution: Grammar Practice Book Ex.BCorrecting Run-Ons

  3. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers • Recognizing Misplaced Modifiers • TLW place modifiers close to the word that it is being modified. • A modifier should be placed as close as possible to the word it modifies. A misplaced modifier appears to modify the wrong word in a sentence. • Misplaced Modifiers • Joan went to meet the President wearing her new white suit • We found an old olive grove hiking up the mountain • Formative Assessment: PH Writer’s Solution Grammar Practice Book 9.3 p. 66. Ex A • Misplaced Modifiers Corrected Sentences • Joan went to meet the President Wearing her new suit. Joan went • wearing her new white suit to meet the President

  4. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers (cont) We found an old olive grove Hiking up the mountain, we found an hiking up the mountain old olive garden Summative Assessment: Prentice Hall Writer’s Solution p.67 Ex A. Ticket Out the Door: Exercise B. P66 Homework: Exercise B: Correcting Dangling Modifiers P 67

  5. Fragments (cont) • Summative assessment: PH Writing Solution: Fragments Ex A P.63 Ticket out the Door: Ex. B. Identifying Fragments in a Paragraph p. 62 Homework: Fragments 9.1 (Correcting Fragments) p. 63

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