Sentence Fragments


A sentence fragment is a word group that lacks a subject or a verb and does not express a complete thought.


The most common types of sentence fragments are: □ Dependent word fragments E


XM E: Corrected:


A PL i n After I stopped reading. After I stopped reading, I looked up the vocabulary words I didn’t know.


□ - g and to fragments EA PLXM E: Corrected: mall.


XM E: Corrected:


A PL A PL XM E: Trying to find the right dress for the party. Trying to find the right dress for the party, Susan searched in every store at the


□ Added detail fragment E


Except from Lola. Bob has trouble accepting criticism, except from Lola.


□ Missing subject fragment E


And takes the grocery list with her.


Corrected: Mary always reads the paper at the coffeehouse on Thursday and takes the grocery list with her to compare it to the grocery store ads.


W s tay o Corcret Se tne Fag ns nec r met:


♦ Attach the fragment to the sentence that comes after it or to the sentence that comes before it. After I stopped drinking coffee, I began sleeping better at night.


♦ Add a subject and change the –n ig verb to the correct form ♦ Change big to the correct form of the verb t e.o b


The little girl was trying to be helpful. en


Mel took an aisle seat on the bus. His reason being that he had more legroom. Mel took an aisle seat on the bus. His reason was that he had more legroom.


♦ Add the subject and verb that the fragment lacks. Tony has trouble accepting criticism, except from Lola.


Subordinating Conjunctions


after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, ever since, how, if, since, so that, than, that, though, unless, until, what, whatever, when, whenever, where, whereas, wherever, whether, which, whichever, while, who, whom, whose


Coordinating Conjunctions FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so


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