Ch 19 Fragments

Sentence fragments are a word group that pretends to be a sentence and are usually most recognized when they appear out of context. For a sentence to be a sentence, it must consist of at least one full independent clause. A fragment can be fixed in two different ways: pulling the fragment into a nearby sentence or turning the fragment into a sentence. A subordinate consists of both a subject and a verb, and is know to be patterned like a sentence. Subordinate clauses can't stand alone and are used as adjectives, adverbs, and nouns. By deleting the opening word or words that make it a subordinate, you are capable of changing the clause to a sentence. Phrases also are used as adjectives, adverbs, and nouns, and can't stand alone. Parts of compound predicates, lists, and examples introduced by such as, for example, or similar expressions are other word groups that are commonly fragmented. There are five ways when a fragment may be used, they are for emphasis, to answer a question, as a transition, exclamations, and in advertising.

Chapter 19 taught me a good amount about how to repair a fragment. When I am typing up something on the computer, I usually end up with a fragment and never really understand what it is exactly or how to fix it. This chapter has taught me to understand that and will hopefully come into effect. I recommend reading over this chapter if you find yourself tangled up in fragment sentences a lot.