A sentence fragment is a sentence which is grammatically incomplete. It is incomplete because it either lacks a subject or a verb. It can also lack both. Correcting Fragments. The two most common ways to correct fragments are the following: Connect fragment to sentence. Or Re write fragment so it is a complete sentence Four of the most common types of fragments are the following: 1. Dependent word fragments: This fragment has two necessary components for a complete sentence which is a subject and verb. Since this fragment begins with a dependent word (For example, because, when, while before, after) it is a incomplete thought and cannot be a complete sentence. Incorrect: Eileen drove forty miles to the nearest pet store. Because she had run out of her dog’s favorite treats. Correct: Eileen drove forty miles to the nearest pet store because she had run out of her dog’s favorite treats. 2. Missing subject fragments: This is a sentence which is missing or lacking in a subject. It can be corrected by adding the s...
plenty of periods and short sentences, the speaker would feel rushed, unable to build the
she needed more money. So she said to him give me 25/6 because of that
to Jo that she should drive home as she has had less to drink than her
All of a sudden, the grandmother realized that the house was in Tennessee, not Georgia, and “the thought was so embarrassing that she turned red in the face and her eyes dilated and her feet jumped up, upsetting her valise in the corner…Pitty Sing, the cat, sprang onto Bailey’s shoulder”(18-19). Bailey’s hands moved, and the car swerved and flipped on the side of the road. The grandmother’s first disruption of the trip leads to a second even worse disruption, and now the family is stranded on an unknown road without a
"I will take some brandy," said Edna, shivering as she removed her gloves and overshoes. She drank the liquor from the glass as a man would have done. Then flinging herself upon the uncomfortable sofa she said, "Mademoiselle, I am going to move away from my house on Esplanade Street." (962)
Gary Paulsen uses a variety of sentence structures throughout the novel to maximize effect. But Gary uses this to different kinds of effect. Gary uses a mix of sentence fragments and short sentences "Maybe even today. They might come by today. This was the second day after the crash. No. Brian frowned." (44). Gary Paulsen uses this structure in sentences to keep you interested in what Brian is thinking in his mind about his rescue. Gary also uses a series of one word paragraphs "Divorce. The Secret. Fights. Split." (5). Gary uses this method to really single out what is going through Brians mind, and how its affecting him mentally.
Dee tries to convince her mother that Maggie should not be given the quilts because Maggie would "probably be backward enough to put them to everyday use" ( Walker 388) and wear them out. Momma comes back with a hope that Maggie does use them since the quilts have been stored in t...
In contrast, syntax provides a new perspective to the narrator s behavior as sentence structure draws attention to her erratic behavior. By her last entry, the narrator s sentences have become short and simple. Paragraphs 227 through 238 contain few adjectives resulting in limited descriptions yet her short sentences emphasize her actions providing plenty of imagery. The syntax quickly pulls the reader through the end as the narrator reaches an end to her madness.
This passage is composed of two dependent clauses connected with a semicolon. The first independent clause contains 26 words and the second clause contains 17 words. Both clauses are complex. The first clause contains an appositive and the second is a combination of an independent clause followed by a
was sleeping around. A section of the book that mentions this is :"...she was keeping half a dozen
Out of a courtesy to Death the speaker decided to stop everything she was doing to go on the carriage ride with him. She wa...
She finally managed to get his body into the back of her truck. He had been a fairly good sized boy, and it was a struggle for her. She made sure that it was secure in the back, since the gate didn't always close right. She didn't want any accidental spills in the middle of the road.
In the regular sentence order of English, the subjects come before predicates and verbs come before objects. In English, there are variations in sentence order. Although these variations cause some confusion, a speaker of English can use them to highlight an important point in the sentence. For example, a speaker uses a cleft sentence as a way to focus on a special element on the sentence. A cleft sentence is a complex sentence in which a simple sentence is expressed using a main clause and a subordinate clause. Pseudo-cleft sentence and it-cleft sentence are two major types of cleft sentences.
Dr. Krisis from the ER made an assumption when she said the “someone must have not had time again to
Punctuation consist of some symbols given to a reader to show how a sentence is organized and how it should be read. Punctuation makes the meaning clear and shows how the sentence should be read.The sentence is complete by including every sentence at least a capital letter at the start, and a full stop, exclamation mark or question mark at the end.