Module 5 lesson 5.3
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A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence that lacks either a subject, predicate, or does not communicate a complete thought. Examples of fragments include "Saw that it was time to leave" which lacks a subject and "The king and all his men" which lacks a predicate. Dependent clauses like "Before the test began" and "As soon as you get home" are also fragments because a clause cannot stand alone as a sentence. To fix fragments, an independent clause must be added to form a complete sentence.
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Module 5 lesson 5.3
- 1. The word fragment means a part of something. A sentence fragment is only a part of a sentence or half of a sentence. It is not a complete sentence. Module 5 Sentence Errors: Fragments
- 2. A fragment lacks either a subject, a predicate, or does not communicate a complete thought. Here are some examples: Saw that it was time to leave. Lacks a subject The king and all his men. Lacks a predicate.
- 3. Fragments These sentence fragments do not express a complete thought. Before the test began. As soon as you get home. Why are they fragments? They are fragments because they are dependent clauses . A clause cannot be a sentence by itself. To fix this kind of fragments, add an independent clause. COMPLETE SENTENCE: The teacher passed the pencils before the test began. COMPLETE SENTENCE: Call me as soon as you get home.