Sentence Fragments (Frag)

If a sentence does not 1. have both a subject and a predicate OR 2. or it does not make sense on its own then it is a fragment and MUST be made into a complete sentence

Often caused by… 1.An incomplete thought. The merchants of the city. 2. Incorrect punctuation While she was reading. She fell asleep.

Correct these fragments: When I was young I had a favorite form of transportation. A bus which traveled to the beach. When I was young my favorite form of transportation was a bus which traveled to the beach. There were some great rides at the amusement park. Was open from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. There were some great rides at the amusement park which was open from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M.

Read each sentence aloud. Put S before each complete sentence and F before each sentence fragment. 1.______ Dancers dance. 2.______ Reliable as mother, wife, and secretary. 3.______ Do you remember? 4.______ The campers who kept the cleanest cabin. 5.______ Even if we fly, we will be late. 6.______ Having worked outdoors all his life. 7.______ Wanting to please her parents, she had tea ready on their arrival. 8.______ Sad to hear of the many occurrences of vandalism. 9.______ Painting in a studio with bad lighting. 10._____ As soon as the police arrived, the fighting stopped.

Class Work Turn to page 431 in your yellow Language book Complete exercise 5 #1-3 ONLY on a sheet of notebook paper labeled with your MLA heading. Turn in your paper to the basket when you are finished & return your book –Presentations next!