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71 CORRECTING
A fragment is a group of words that do
Fragments are not complete sentences. They may be miss
lacks a subject, a verb, or both, the missing parts can be added to ma
the following
examples.
Missing Part
No Subject
No Verb
No Subject, No Verb
Fragment
Went to the store after work.
The bus at the shopping mall.
At the corner market.
A fragment can also be joined to a nearby sentence:
Complete Sentence
Dad went to the store after work.
The bus stops at
the shopping r
We shop at the
corner market.
I saw my cousin. + When I was downtown. I saw my cousin when I was downtown.
PRACTICE A Recognizing Fragments
Identify each group of words by writing sentence or fragment on the line.
Example: Will go to the library.
Answer: fragment
1. Before the start of school.
2. Heard a funny story.
traciment
B. Drove 56 miles from Augusta to Portland.
Eduardo is a good manager.
We looked out the window.
ACTICE B Correcting Fragments
6. A plane in the sky..
7. Sarita worked on the project.
8. Without a doubt.
9. The book on Ben's desk.
10. I hope Jill gets better.
The groups of words. Rewrite each one to eliminate the fragment. The hints in pare
to add a subject and a verb.
What is writing sentence or fragment