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 as a sentence fragment or complete sentence: 'Of course, now the meeting in Chicago about a new toothpaste for whiter teeth.'

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Sentence fragment.

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Identify the following as a sentence fragment or complete sentence: 'While waiting at my gate, an old friend from high school.'

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Sentence fragment.

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What is the main issue with the sentence: 'Because Penelope weaves the loom while Odysseus is away.'?

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It is a fragment because it begins with 'Because' and does not complete the thought.

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Identify the fragment in the following options: 'My cat Fuzz loves to sleep in inconvenient places.' 'Lately she prefers the computer table.' 'Where her long hair sticks to the mouse pad, covers the keyboard, and clings to the screen of the monitor.'

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'Where her long hair sticks to the mouse pad, covers the keyboard, and clings to the screen of the monitor.' is the fragment.

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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 fragment in the following options: 'James opened the door of his cluttered refrigerator.' 'Which caused a pint of blueberries to fall to the floor.' 'The fruit bounced and rolled everywhere in an explosion of indigo.'

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'Which caused a pint of blueberries to fall to the floor.' is the fragment.

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What is the difference between a fragment and a complete sentence?

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A fragment does not express a complete thought, while a complete sentence does.

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Provide an example of a sentence fragment.

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'Running through the park.' (This does not express a complete thought.)

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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 to make it a complete thought.