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    Fragments

    Nourhan Nasser

    Nourhan Nasser - Essay 1 - Group 5


    What is a fragment?

     A fragment is an incomplete sentence


    punctuated as though a complete
    sentence. There are four sentence
    errors that can produce fragments.

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    There are four sentence errors that can
    produce fragments:

     FRAGMENT TYPE 1: NO SUBJECT

     FRAGMENT TYPE 2: NO VERB

     FRAGMENT TYPE 3: -ING VERB WITH NO HELPING VERB

     FRAGMENT TYPE 4: INCOMPLETE THOUGHT

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    FRAGMENT TYPE 1: NO SUBJECT

     Example: Was driving the car over the speed limit.

     The mistake can be corrected by simply adding a subject.

     Correction: The police officer was driving the car over the
    speed limit.

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    Exercise☺
    Correct the following sentences:

    1. Felt embarrassed

    2. Knew the answer

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    FRAGMENT TYPE 2: NO VERB

     Example: The woman with the flower tattoo.

     The simplest way to correct the error is to add a verb.

     Correction: The woman with the flower tattoo attracted


    some attention.

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    Exercise☺
    Correct the following sentences:

    1. The man in the blue suit.

    2. The bank on the left.

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    FRAGMENT TYPE 3: -ING VERB WITH
    NO HELPING VERB

     A sentence containing an -ing verb without a helping verb (is, are,


    were, have been, will be, etc.) is a fragment.

     Example: The patient struggling bravely against a terrible disease.

     This can easily be corrected by adding an appropriate helping verb.

     Correction: The patient was struggling bravely against a terrible


    disease.
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    Exercise☺
    Correct the following sentences:

    1. The dancers circling the stage.

    2. The jet flying overhead.

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    FRAGMENT TYPE 4: INCOMPLETE THOUGHT

     A dependent clause (a group of words that contains a


    subject and a verb but does not express a complete
    thought) that is punctuated as a sentence is a fragment.
     Example: That the children were very curious.
     If you read the clause carefully, you can hear that it is not
    a complete thought. The fragment leaves the reader
    hanging in mid-air, asking Who? When? or Why?

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    Because I was sick
     Dependent = incomplete
    After I finished my lecture

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    NOTE ☺
     A dependent clause usually begins with a subordinate
    conjunction or a relative pronoun. The following words are
    some of the most common subordinate conjunctions and
    relative pronouns; you should be able to recognize most of
    them.

    After So that While


    Although that Who
    Because When whom
    Even though Where Before
    If Which Since
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    There are two ways to correct a
    dependent-clause fragment:
    1) Because it is the subordinate conjunction that transforms
    the independent clause into a dependent clause, removing
    the subordinate conjunction will leave you with a simple
    sentence.

     Fragment: That the children were very curious.


     Correction: The children were very curious.

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    There are two ways to correct a
    dependent-clause fragment:
    2) Connect the dependent clause to an independent clause,
    and create a complex sentence.

     Fragment: Although I have an email account.


     Correction: Although I have an email account, I rarely
    email my friends.

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    Exercise☺
    Correct the following sentences:
     Because small cars are beautiful.

     Although I studied very hard for the exam.

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    Decide whether each group of words below is
    a sentence or a fragment. Correct the
    fragments.
     1. Before heading for home, the tired student had another cup
    of coffee
     2. Although obesity requires a person to modify the diet.
     3. The beautiful girl with the red hair and the bright eyes.
     4. The teacher grading papers with a red pen.

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    Exercise 2 – P.19

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    Exercise 3 – P.19

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