Fixing Sentence Fragments

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Fixing Sentence Fragments Who vs. Whom

A Complete Sentence Has a subject (someone or something who is performing/ completing an action) Who is performing the action? Has a verb (an action) What is being done? Expresses a complete thought Does the sentence make sense?

A Sentence Fragment A sentence fragment does not do at least one of the following: Tell you who is performing the action Tell you what action is being performed Make sense

Who Who is the subject of a sentence Who is the one who is performing the action Examples: Who lives here? I know who is coming tomorrow.

Whom Whom is the recipient of the action Whom refers to the person who is being acted upon Examples: To whom did you write this letter? Whom will you see tomorrow? He is the one whom Traci hit with the ball.