Complete sentences have at least a subject and a verb. The subject is the actor of the sentence and the verb is what the subject does. Example: My cat.

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Complete sentences have at least a subject and a verb. The subject is the actor of the sentence and the verb is what the subject does. Example: My cat eats. My cat is the subject. The verb is eats. Sometimes, though, a subject and a verb are not enough to make a complete sentence. The following slides show some tricky sentence fragments and how to spot them.

A sentence must also be a complete thought. Complete sentence: Although it is windy, I will still go for my walk today. Fragment: Although it is windy. In the fragment it is a subject and is is a verb, but the word although leaves the reader expecting more to the sentence and the thought. For this reason, Although it is windy is what is called a dependent clause, that is, it depends on I will still go for my walk today to make sense as a thought.

Look out for subordinating conjunctions (conjunctions that make one part of the sentence dependent on another part). If you spot one at the beginning of one of your sentences, make sure you have completed the thought. Some common subordinating conjunctions: although, even though, because, when, while

Also, look for sentences that begin with prepositions. Make sure you have completed the thought. Complete thought: You will find some letters on the table./On the table, you will find some letters. Fragment: On the table. Some common prepositions: on, onto, in, into, out, under, over, from, around, about, to, toward, by, for, until, unless, after

A sentence that begins with and, but, or or has traditionally been considered to always be a sentence fragment. This rule is changing. Many people now accept such sentences as long as the rest of the sentence is a complete thought. Be careful, though, before you start a sentence with one of those words. Many professors still hold with the old rule. To play it safe, avoid these words at the beginning of a sentence.

These words also often appear at the beginning of sentence fragments. Notice the difference between complete sentences/complete thoughts and sentence fragments. Complete sentence: He drove the truck that he bought from me last year. Fragment: That he bought from me last year. Complete sentence: We went with Susan, who loves roller coasters. Fragment: Who loves roller coasters. Exception: Who loves roller coasters? is acceptable as a question.

After it rained, Jim went to the store. The one on the corner. He bought flour and milk. And he got some eggs. Even though it was raining, Jim walked home with his groceries. Because his car was in the shop. When he got home, he mixed up eggs, butter, and sugar in a bowl. He seemed to have lost the flour. Where could it be? On the table. Jim added some vanilla and the flour. Then, he dropped globs of dough on a sheet and placed it in the oven. Cookies. He could hardly wait.

Sentence fragments arent always bad. They can be used in informal writing as long as meaning is clear. People tend to speak using fragments frequently. Sentence fragments also often appear in creative writing. You will probably see them in your favorite novels. For academic work, however, only use complete sentences. Now that you know what fragments are and how to spot them, you can use them with care.