Finding and Correcting Sentence Fragments Pg. 116 Finding and Correcting Sentence Fragments

What is a fragment? It is part of a sentence that is punctuated as if it were a complete sentence

Fragments with missing parts Some sentences are missing a subject or a predicate Staring at the back of the house. The man angered by the reaction. Missing subject I was staring at the back of the house. Missing predicate The man was angered by the reaction.

Subordinate Clauses as Fragments Fragments often occur because a subordinate clause is mistaken for a complete sentence Although he is better known for Earl Gray Tea. Must have something after the clause. Although he is better known for Earl Gray Tea, many still think he is great. Subordinating Clause

Prepositional Phrases One or more prepositional phrases put together cannot be a sentence After supper in the alley. These are two prepositional phrases put together which creates a fragment We played football after supper in the alley.

Practice Because we played in the rain all day. Have been baking bread since prehistoric times. In the summer of 1984. Fragment Fragment Fragment