Sentence Fragments English 1A Dr. Eigenauer. Sentence Fragments Phrases that lack a subject or a verb or both. Example lacking subject: “Wouldn’t do that!”

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Sentence Fragments English 1A Dr. Eigenauer

Sentence Fragments Phrases that lack a subject or a verb or both. Example lacking subject: “Wouldn’t do that!” Example lacking verb: “Not me.” Example lacking both: “Never in million years.”

Sentence Fragments Parts of sentences that need to be connected to a main clause. Example: I need to get a new car. Because mine doesn’t run. Example: You guys haven’t been practicing hard. Which is why you’re going to run five miles today.

Fixing Sentence Fragments Example #1: eliminate the period. I need to get a new car. Because mine doesn’t run. I need to get a new car because mine doesn’t run.

Fixing Sentence Fragments Example #2: add a comma. You guys haven’t been practicing hard. Which is why you’re going to run five miles today. You guys haven’t been practicing hard, which is why you’re going to run five miles today.

Fixing Sentence Fragments Example #3: add a subject or verb. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Garbage everywhere. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing: there was garbage everywhere.

Fixing Sentence Fragments Example #4: remove a conjunction. Because there is so much violence on television these days. There is so much violence on television these days.

Fixing Sentence Fragments Example #5: change the order of the words. He decided to become a doctor. Without considering the costs of medical school. Without considering the costs of medical school, he decided to become a doctor.

Practice Sentence Fragments Although you really should know better. You really should know better.

Practice Sentence Fragments It was Monday morning already. Didn’t have time to do my paper. It was Monday morning already. I didn’t have time to do my paper. It was Monday morning already; I didn’t have time to do my paper.

Practice Sentence Fragments Television violence is harmful to children. And that is why it should be controlled. Television violence is harmful to children, and that is why it should be controlled.

Practice Sentence Fragments You shouldn’t call in sick today. Because you might lose your job. You shouldn’t call in sick today because you might lose your job.

Practice Sentence Fragments He decided to quit his job. Not thinking about the consequences. He decided to quit his job without thinking about the consequences. Not thinking about the consequences, he decided to quit his job.