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Fragments

Fragments. By Marcus and James. What are sentence fragments.

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Fragments

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  1. Fragments By Marcus and James

  2. What are sentence fragments • A SENTENCE FRAGMENT fails to be a sentence in the sense that it cannot stand by itself. It does not contain even one independent clause. There are several reasons why a group of words may seem to act like a sentence but not have the wherewithal to make it as a complete thought. • http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/fragments.htm

  3. WHAT IS AN INDEPENDENT CLAUSE • An independent clause has a subject and a verband can stand alone because it expresses a complete thought. • EXAMPLES: The prisonerwas given no trial. Democracyhas its problems, too.

  4. Fragments • There are three different types of sentence fragments • Renamer • Adverb • -ing

  5. Renamers • These fragments rename or give further information about the last noun in the preceding sentence. • Example: Blocking my driveway was a car. A huge SUV.

  6. Renamers Blocking my driveway was a car. A huge SUV. Correction: Blocking my driveway was a car, a huge SUV . The fragment renames the noun car.

  7. Renamers • Example • I have to commute on the beltway. The highway from hell. • The highway from hell is the renamer fragment.

  8. Renamers • The correct connecter to use is a comma. • Correction: I have to commute on the beltway, the highway from hell.

  9. Adverb fragments • In this fragment sentence there are adverb clauses that tell when, where, and especially why something happened.

  10. Adverb fragments • Example: • Yesterday’s traffic was worse than usual. Because there was an accident. • The adverb fragment is, “Because there was an accident.”

  11. Adverb fragments • Don’t use a comma to connect most adverb fragments. Correction: Yesterday’s traffic was worse than usual because there was an accident.

  12. -ing fragments • These fragments begin with the –ing form of a verb.

  13. -ing fragments Example: I beeped my horn a couple of times. Letting the driver know I had to get out.

  14. -ing fragments • I beeped my horn a couple of times. Letting the driver know I had to get out. Correction: • I beeped my horn a couple of times, letting the driver know I had to get out.

  15. -ing fragments • -ing fragments explain something about the meaning of the preceding sentence. In this example, the –ing fragment explains why the writer beeped the horn. I beeped my horn a couple of times, letting the driver know I had to get out.

  16. -ing fragments • Example: • Today, I actually left home on schedule. Showing that I can be on time if I try. • The –ing fragment in the sentence is Showing that I can be on time if I try.

  17. -ing fragments • Use a comma to connect an –ing fragment. • Correction: Today, I actually left home on schedule, showing that I can be on time if I try.

  18. Correcting Fragments • If the fragments are renamers or –ing, there is a good chance you will have to add a comma.

  19. Correcting Fragments • But if it is an adverb fragment, you would not usually need punctuation to connect the two sentences: I got an A on my project because I put my best effort into it. • The only time you use punctuation, like a comma, is if and only if the fragment starts with the adverb clause: Because I put my best effort into it, I got an A on my project.

  20. Works cited • Beason, Larry. A Commonsense Guide to Grammar and Usage. 4th. New York: Bedford/St.Martin, 2006 • Stolley, Karl . "Sentence Fragments." Owl Online Writing Lab. 12 march 2003. Purdue University. 3 Apr 2007 <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/>.

  21. WORKS CITED Marchant, Becky. "Common Causes of Sentence Fragments." LEO: Literacy Education Online. St. Cloud State University. 18 August 2000. LEO. 3 Apr 2007 <http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/punct/fragmentcauses.html>. "Fragments." Handouts and Links Writing Center, UNC at Chapel Hill. 3 Apr 2007 <http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/fragments.html>.

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