Sentence Fragments

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What is a sentence fragment?

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A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. It is missing a subject, a verb, or both.

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Identify the following: 'Although Poseidon makes the seas rough for Odysseus.'

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This is a fragment because it does not express a complete thought.

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and contains at least a subject and a verb.

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Identify the following: 'Food at the airport is expensive.'

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This is a complete sentence because it expresses a complete thought.

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What is the main issue with sentence fragments?

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Sentence fragments can lead to confusion and lack of clarity in writing because they do not convey a complete idea.

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Identify the fragment in this passage: 'Maria wasn't watching her plate of barbecue very carefully. As baked beans and potato salad slid onto Maria's new sandals.'

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The fragment is 'As baked beans and potato salad slid onto Maria's new sandals.' because it does not stand alone as a complete thought.

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What is the purpose of identifying sentence fragments?

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Identifying sentence fragments helps improve writing clarity and coherence by ensuring all sentences express complete thoughts.

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Identify the following: 'While waiting at my gate, an old friend from high school.'

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This is a sentence fragment because it lacks a main clause.

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What is an example of a complete sentence?

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An example of a complete sentence is 'I enjoy reading books on weekends.'

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How can you fix a sentence fragment?

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You can fix a sentence fragment by adding the missing subject or verb, or by connecting it to a complete sentence.