How to Correct Missing-Subject Fragments: Example sentences below: Missing-Subject Fragments: 1. Rearrange sentence below Item 3 can read: "My son keeps several pets, including hamsters and mice, in his room". Insert the fragment within the preceding sentence. 3.a) My son keeps several pets in his room. Item 2 could read: "Bob is taking a night course in auto mechanics. Subject & Verb was added to second sentence "he" the subject and "taking" the verb. Add a subject and a verb to the fragment to make it a complete sentence. ![]() He wants to save money on household repairs. Attach the fragment to the complete thought that precedes it by removing period after the word foods and making the letter "S" in Such to a small "s" Item 1 could read: "Before a race, I eat starchy foods such as bread and spaghetti" 2.a) Bob is taking a night course in auto mechanics. How to Correct Added-Detail Fragments: 1. ![]() BUT the subject and verb must be in each word group. They think the subject and verb in one sentence will serve for the next word group. People often write added detail fragments for much the same reason they write -ING fragments. (see page 407 for example sentences) "At the Chinese restaurant, Tim used chopsticks to impress his date".Īdded Detail Fragments often begin with: ALSO, LIKE, ESPECIALLY, INCLUDING, EXCEPT, SUCH AS, FOR EXAMPLE. Remove period after chopsticks and put a comma instead. The second word group is a fragment and can be corrected by adding it to the preceding sentence. He spent one hour eating a small bowl of rice". Change word "BEING" to "WAS" items 3 can read: "IT WAS" the day before our wedding anniversary" How to correct (TO) Fragments: when "to" appears at or near the start of a word group, a fragment some-times results: "At the Chinese restaurant, Tim used chopsticks. Note: Change being to the correct form of the verb be (AM, ARE, IS, WAS, WERE). It BEING the day before our wedding anniversary" I knew my wife would be surprised to receive a dozen heart-shaped balloons. Remove "Not & Expecting" to "We & Expect" Item 2 can read: "We didn't expect anything special". To our surprise, we clapped, cheered, and cried for the next two hours." Note: Add a subject and change the -ing verb part to the correct form of the verb. Item 1 can read: "Ellen walked all over the neighborhood yesterday, trying to find her dog Bo." changing the period to a comma and making into a complete sentence. Note: Attach the fragment to the sentence that comes before it or the sentence that comes after it, whichever makes sense. Several people claimed they had seen him only hours before. See pages 110-112Įxample Sentences, how to correct (-ING) Fragments: 1.) Ellen walked all over the neighborhood yesterday. NOTE: Dependent is also referred Subordinate toSubordinating words. b.) Sometimes the dependent words such as: WHO, THAT, WHICH, or WHERE appear not at the vary start, but near the start, of a word group, a fragment often results, (see page 405) You can correct a fragment by attaching it to the sentence that comes after it or the sentence that comes before it. Tips: a.) Use a comma if a dependent-word group comes at the beginning of a sentence (see pg 499), use comma after a dependent clause, DO NOT USE FANBOYS, put comma before beginning your independent clause, BUT DO NOT USE COMMA WHEN Independent clause comes first. ![]() 2.) Another way of connecting a dependent-word fragment is simply to eliminate the dependent word by rewriting the sentence. How to Correct a Dependent-Word Fragment: For Example: 1.) "After I cashed my paycheck, I treated myself to dinner" (the period was removed and a comma was added after paycheck). When a writer does not follow through and complete a thought, a fragment results. We expect to find out, in the same sentence, "What Happened after the writer cashed the check. (this is a dependent statement, one starting with a dependent word like AFTER, it cannot stand along.) It needs to depend on another statement to complete the thought. Fragment Example: "After I cashed my paycheck. Dependent-Word Fragments: AFTER, ALTHOUGH, THOUGH, AS, BECAUSE, BEFORE, EVEN THOUGH, EVEN THOUGH, HOW, IF, EVEN IF, IN ORDER THAT, SINCE, THAT, SO THAT, UNLESS, UNTIL, WHAT, WHATEVER, INCLUDING, WHEN, WHENEVER, WHERE, WHEREVER, WHETHER, WHICH, WHICHEVER, WHILE, WHO, WHOSE.
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