rules
a segment fragment is either a --- clause or a --- of words that lacks a subject and/or a ---
subordinate, group, verb
When pigs fly!
Fragments
What is a fragment?
Incomplet sentence
whenever the mood strikes me
fragment
what is a clause
a unit that contains both a verb and a subject.
To see the world in a grain of sand
fragment
There are three main types of sentence fragments. What are they?
Sentences missing a subject, sentences missing a verb, and subordinate clause fragments.
Turn it into a complet sentence:
Go watch the scary movie. If you dare
Go watch the scary movie if you dare.
One of the easiest ways to correct a fragment is to...
remove the period between the fragment and the main clause
Turn it into a complet sentence:
The guard stood¸at attention. Shoulders back. Chin up.
The guard stood at attention with his shoulders back and his chin up.