1
The equation for a complete sentence
What is
subject + verb/predicate = independent clause
Common use of sentence fragmentation
What is
in conversation?
Number of types of sentence fragments
What is 6?
How many fanboys are there?
name them
what is 7
F = for
A = and
N = nor
B = but
O = or
Y = yet
S = so
T/F
Until Rachel notices the toilet paper stuck to her shoe.
True
A subordinate clause fragment will begin with a subordinate conjunction, a relative pronoun, or a relative adverb (can sometimes be called a dependent clause fragment).
First stage of the narrative structure
What is expedition?
Highest stage of a narrative structure
What is climax?
T/F
A slacker wasting his afternoon in front of the television.
What is true
An appositive is a noun phrase that renames and clarifies anther noun.
Last stage of plot
What is resolution?
T/F
After Gabriel ate half a box of donuts.
True
T/F
And yawned loudly enough to make everyone in class turn around.
What is
True?
the definition of a fragment
What is
A small part broken or separated off something.
fails to be a sentence in the sense that it cannot stand by itself. It does not contain even one independent clause.
What is
a sentence fragment?
Sentence fragment correction
What is
revise/ rewrite or connect?
The two reasons to use a fragment
What is
To convey a casual or conversational style
To convey a sense of fragmentation
T/F
Including the dog with three legs and the cat with one eye.
What is true
An afterthought clarifies earlier information by providing specific details. When an afterthought does not contain a main clause, it is a fragment.
Three literary forms of acceptable fragment use
What is
poems, op-ed pieces(opinion editorial), fiction, ads, or journal-style narratives
The definition of a predicate
What is
the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject .
T/F
Only to watch in dismay as Dr. Frazier poured her chemistry experiment into the sink.
What is True
An infinitive phrase fragment will begin with to followed by the base form of the verb, like this:
: v.s. ;
What is
Colons are used in sentences to introduce that something follows like a quotation, example or a list. Semicolons are used to join two independent clauses, to separate main clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb or to separate items in a list that already uses commas.