What they are How to fix them Fragments What they are How to fix them www.chompchomp.com/rules/fragrules.htm

What is a fragment? Incomplete thought Missing something A subject A verb Fragments are fine for notes and lists – even outlines! What is a fragment?

Subordinate Clause Fragments Begin with words like: After Since Whereas Although So Wherever As So that Whether Because That Which Before Than Whichever Even if Though While Even though Unless Who If Until Whoever In order that When Whom Once Whenever Whomever Provided that Where Whose

Identify and Fix When schools change their policies. What happens? We don’t know because the thought is incomplete! When schools change their policies, there is often resistance among the students and staff. Be a detective! Be nosy! Identify and Fix

-ing and –ed (or other past tense word) Fragments -ing Words -ed (or other past tense) Words Hidden Locked Baked Frozen Running Walking Skipping Watching

Identify and Fix Walking to class. What happened? We don’t know because the thought is incomplete! Walking to class, I ran into an old friend. (I ran into an old friend. Walking to class.) Hidden in the grass. What was hidden in the grass? What happened? Again, we don’t know! Hidden in the grass, the egg went undiscovered. Identify and Fix

To + Verb Fragments To go To overcome To inspire To run

Identify and Fix To inspire others to do their best. Missing information! Celebrities sometimes use their status to inspire others to do their best. To inspire others to do their best, individuals themselves must do their best. Identify and Fix

Afterthought Fragments Especially Except Excluding For example For instance Including Like Such as

Identify and Fix Including salsa and ketchup. I enjoy tomato-based sauces, including salsa and ketchup. ***** Especially in the morning. I am grouchy, especially in the morning. Identify and Fix

Conjunction Fragments And So But For Or Nor Yet Conjunction Fragments

Identify and Fix NEVER start a sentence with a conjunction Join it to the sentence before Drop the conjunction Identify and Fix

Conjunction Fragments We enjoyed the afternoon by sitting in the air conditioned apartment watching movies. And that evening, when it was cooler, we went for a walk. We enjoyed the afternoon by sitting in the air conditioned apartment watching movies, and that evening, when it was cooler, we went for a walk. We enjoyed the afternoon by sitting in the air conditioned apartment watching movies. That evening, when it was cooler, we went for a walk. We enjoyed the afternoon by sitting in the air conditioned apartment watching movies; that evening, when it was cooler, we went for a walk. Conjunction Fragments