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Sentence Fragments
What exactly is a sentence fragment?A sentence fragment is basically a wanna-be sentence. Fragments pretend to be sentences by containing capital letters in the beginning and periods/question marks at the end. However, sentence fragments are not complete sentences, they are simply word groups with higher aspirations. To have a complete sentence, a group of words must:
Watch out for fragments that hide between sentences. These fragments know they are incomplete but try to sneak in by surrounding themselves with complete sentences.
I always lose my keys. Almost every week. My R.A. has to let me into my room at least twice a month. Notice that in the above example, "almost every week" does not contain a verb at all, so is not a sentence. How do I correct a sentence fragment?Fragments can be eliminated in one of two ways:
Example: I lose my keys almost every week. or
Example: I always lose my keys. It happens almost every week. |
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