"Sentence Fragments"
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Grammar Girl talked about the Sentence Fragments. They talked about how to use hard it is to write a letter and leave out big words and uses sentence fragments in order to make the sentence complete. Also they give us examples by using verbs correctly. And how to make a complete sentence from using only a few words. Finally Grammar Girl so tells us how to use a sentence fragment in this lesson.
-Alex Luviano
In episode 30 Grammer Girl taught individuals how sentence fragments are produce from leaving out important words, such as verbs or subjects. She explained the basic form of a sentence, contains just a subject and a verb. For example, "Leslie jumped." She then demonstrated how there is a sentence form called the imperative which doesn't need a subject only a verb. In this case the verb has to be a command. like so, "Jump!" The final type of sentence which is a little bit more trickier are dependent clauses. Dependent clauses have a subordinating conjunction followed by a subject and a verb. For example, "Because Leslie jumped." The subordinating conjunction throws off the sentence by making it dependent on a main clause, hence the name dependant clause. To fix this problem we simply add on a main clause to back up it up. Like so, "Everyone got scared because Leslie jumped." Done!
Respond to whisperinthewind104: You lack provision of examples.
- Rosas, Roger
Well this week Grammar Girl talks about sentence fragments. Fragments are incomplete sentences that don't really make sense. For example,"A permit for the job." This doesn't make sense until you add words and or punctuation. The correct sentence would be," For people that want to work and who are underage need a workers permit for the job." Now the sentence makes more sense because i added a subject and more words that describe what we are talking about. Another good example is, "Because the one i have has a broken button." For this sentence to make a little more sense, you see what exactly your missing that would make more sense to the reader. My correction to it is, " I need another ipod because the one i have at the moment has a broken button." Now the sentence is spectacular! :)
-Sandra Fernandez
Respond to- whisperinthewind0104
You should use examples to help the readers have a better understanding of what you're talking about.
-Sandra F
Sentence Fragments
A complete sentence contains a subject and a verb. when either one is missing it is a fragment.
EX.
a.hops on the log=Fragment(verb, but no subject)
b.THE FROG hops on the log= Complete (subject and verb)
letter "A" gives us a verb but no subject. what is hoppingon the log? it is ambiguously WRONG and fragmented.
letter "B" corrects the fragmented "A" by adding a subject, thus explaining what or who is jumping on the log.
an even simpler complete sentence form is that of an IMPERATIVE sentence. It contains only a verb acting as a command. But where is the subject? In imperative sentences, a subject is unessassary. We assume that the subject is the person you are giving the command to
EX. HOP!
assuming the frog is my subject,i am commanding him to hop.
and finally, a sentence can STILL be incomplete even if you have a subject and verb. The fragment is called a DEPENDENT clause which usually starts with "becuase", "Although", "if" ect.
EX. becuase tommy threw up
ok, we have a subject and verb after a conjunction, but what happened becuase tommy threw up?(explination for becuase?) The dependent clause therefore is dependent on a MAIN clause to produce an explination for the conjunction.
lets add a main clause to explain the becuase
EX #2
I ran out of the room, because tommy threw up.
the sentence is complete and now we know what happened becuase of tommy throwing up.
i hope that wasnt too long
-MADDIE ISAACS (new girl)
Response to Sandra
you thouroughly explained that you need a sucbject with a verb to have a complete sentence, but what about the other points of the podcast? Imperative sentences and dependent clauses?
Response to RawrGrr!
you simplified each lesson into one or two sentences each, and gave short but sweet examples. i read it in twenty seconds and i remember everything you said!
Episode 30 of Grammar Girl talks about sentence fragments. She uses a character by the name of Sir Fragalot and has him talk in sentence fragments. After each fragment she explains the error and helps the reader understand why it is a sentence fragment. She even lets us know that there is such thing as a one-word sentence such a "Run!" that is called an imperative. The way to test yourself is to see if there is a verb in the sentence, if there is not then its a fragment. But if there is a verb with no subject we have to ask ourselves "Is it a command".
Examples: Stop!
It is not a fragment because it is a verb that is commanding something or someone.
Another example: "Ran out"
That does not make any sense. There is no subject to show what ran out. If it read "The dog ran out" then it would.
I think whisperinthewind0104 forgot to use examples but rawrgrr! seems to understand the lesson and uses great examples.
Jeffrey Lopez Period5
In todays grammar girl, she spoke of sentence fragments to sir fragalot. Which basically is that you cant just make a sentence with out having a subject and the verb. The verb is the action word that tells the reader what's happening. Therefore a subject does the action of the verb. You can even make a sentence with two word just that one of them has to be a subject and one the verb. There is a way that lets you make a sentence with one word for example, jump! This type of sentence is called imperative commands. She also talked about dependent clause fragments which means that your fragment is a dependent clause, just like how some children are dependent on their parents because they need them. Some times these kind of fragments start with a subordinating conjunction as in because, although, or if.
Example of sentence fragment- Toby hopped, (you have a subject and a verb). An example of dependent clause fragment- because toby hopped, (you have the subject and the verb but the word because in front of the sentence messes up the sentence)
respond to: maddie isaacs
Your examples are great. It made me understand and get the whole idea about sentence fragments. I bet every one else would feel the same way.
Grammar Girl this week was about Sentence Fragments. She used another person, Sir Fragalot, in her podcast to show readers what mistakes he was making and then correct him to show him what Sentence Fragments, Imperative Sentences, and Dependant Caluses were.She mensions to her readers that the easiest way to know if your sentence is a fragment is to ask yourself whether your sentence has a verb. If not then your sentence would be a fragment. If your sentence is a command for example "Run!", then it becomes an imperative sentence.If your sentence has a subject and a verb but still does not make sense and starts with the words "because, although, or if" this would be known as a Dependent Clause.
One Example on a Fragment Sentence is : "Walks away." This really makes no sense but if the sentence were to be "The Boy walks away" then the sentence would be complete.
One Example of an Imperative Sentence is : "Jogg!" It is imperative because it is a command which I am ordering someone to do.
Once Example of a Dependent Sentence is : "because she made me feel bad." It id dependant because it really does not have a main cause. The sentence is Depending on the cause. The correct way to use this sentence would be : "I began to cry because she made me feel bad."
whisperinthewind : you have a good summary. It shows that you did understand what Grammar Girl was about this week, but in order to really get your view on things it miht have been great if you used examples. Fill us in to see if you actually understood what Sentence Fragments were.
Grammar Girl's topic was about sentence fragments...which are incomplete sentences that can't stand on their own. She stated that some writers focus so much on being brief that they leave out key words that create the whole sentence. A complete sentence includes a subject and a verb.
Ex. "Steve is walking to school."
Steve=subject and walking=verb
There is one exeption to that rule which is an imperitive sentence(a command).However, for this to work the reader must know that the writer is speaking to him or her.
Ex. "Be quite"
its a command to a person...
Dependent clauses are fragments because they depend on another sentence to maintain its ground.Dependent clauses usually begin with a subordinating conjunction such as "because and that" which mess up a sentence and make it a fragment.
Ex. Because she she fell off her bike.
(Now you have to explain the reason why she fell.)
-Luis Montoya
My comment is to Sandra Fernandez...you make a great point and your examples are very supportive. However, you only summarized part of it. You left out some information...but nevertheless you show that you completely understand the concept and that's the important part
Keep up the good work!! =)
-Luis M.
On today's Grammar Girl, she showed us about sentence fragments. On how each sentence fragment is leaving out words in need to make the sentence much more understandable. Also she shows us how using only a couple words can make a complete sentence. It teahces us how to us a verb properly and make a sentence accurate.
Ex: but she takes my book as well.
You can't have a sentence like this beacause its not complete and doesn't make sense.
Ex.Not only she loose my book case, but she takes my book as well.
Much more accurate and complete.
Anybody can commit a mistake by just having a sentence fragment instead of a complete sentence, but no worry because Grammar Girl is here to save the day. There are many ways in which people commit these mistakes and one way is that people may leave out the subject or verb in the sentence. There is an exeption to this though because some people may use imperative sentences, which are commands. Another mistake that happens quite a bit is when people leave dependent clauses without their main clauses. The solutions are simple, for the first one you just have to make sure you have your subject and verb in the sentence and for the second one you just have to make sure not to leave the dependent clause by itself and add the main clause.
Ex.1 "Playing with the basketball." This is a sentence fragment and not a complete sentence because there is a verb but no subject. A correct form of this sentence would be, "They are playing with the basketball." Now the sentence has its subject and verb.
Ex.2 "Although she's watching the movie." This a a sentence fragment and not a complete sentence because its a dependent clause, so it can' stand by itself, it must have its main clause. A correct form would be, "She is listening to music although she's watching the movie." Now the sentence has the main clause, making it a complete sentence.
Alex, although you do make a great point on that you can make some sentences with only a few words, you could've used some examples to see some of those sentences, but other than that, nice job!
Fernando Serrano is zacadisco93, sorry about that.
Grammar Girl ths week was about the Sentence Fragments. It was bout how to write letters.A dependent clause needs a main clause or it does not work. It you use becuse you need something that explains the because. The verbs is the action word that tells you what is happening.
"Because she ran." It is not tell you why she ran just that she ran.
They jump over the wall to get away from the dog. That tells you what they are doing and how they did it.
Justin Orue
Gilly your examples show that you get it and understand it. It help me get it.
2. In Grammar Girl’s podcast, she talks about avoiding sentence fragments. She gives us examples of sentence fragments that Sir Fragalot shouts, such as “Hurried onward!” Grammar girl then goes on, letting us know that a sentence must always have a subject and verb. A sentence can be one word. For example, “Run!” The subject is always assumed to be the person you are talking to. “Run!” would be considered a command also known as an imperative sentence. There are also cases where a subject and verb become dependent clauses and need its main clause so that a sentence fragment is avoided. A dependent clause fragment usually occurs when there is a subordinating conjunction in front of the subject and verb. At the end she gives us tips on how to avoid making sentence fragments: Check if there is a verb, if no verb is found then the sentence is a fragment. If there’s a verb but no subject, make sure it’s a command and if it isn’t then it’s a fragment. The last tip she gives us is to check if the sentence is not a subordinate clause, if it is then the sentence is a fragment too.
“Running to the house.” This sentence would be considered a fragment because there is not subject and it’s not a command either. The correct sentence would be “She is running to the house.” The sentence now has a subject and a verb and is not a subordinating clause.
“Although she yells a lot.” This sentence is a fragment because it contains a subordinating conjunction in front of the subject and verb. The correct sentence would be “Her mother ignores her although she yells a lot.”
Fernando S:
I think that your summary explains what a sentence fragment is and how you can avoid it. You also explain to us what a imperative sentence is. I also liked how you began your paragraph, very catchy :)
Your examples also helped me understand the concept of complete sentences.
- Mary, Per2
This week, Grammar Girl spoke about sentence fragments. It's not a sentence if it doesn't have a subject or a verb. Also, a sentence doesn't need to be an entire line long to count as a sentence. Grammar Girl, accompanied by Sir Fragalot, both went back and forth with an incorrect sentence, and a proper sentence using proper fragments, of course, Grammar Girl was the one using the proper fragments.
At any rate, here are my two examples. This is my first example, as you can see it's a sentence that I finished typing. Subject: Sentence. Verb: Typing.
Second example. The second example there ^, shows what not to do. It doesn't have a subject, nor a verb.
Based on Spicy Sandra's post, I feel she really understands the concept. Although, I did not really understand her example because of it's structure. I would understand her example perfectly if it was "Underage workers need a work permit in order to be able to work." That's just me though. It took me a while to catch on.
-Daniel Rodriguez P.2
This podcast has to do with sentence fragments. Sentence fragments talk about sentences are sentences that don't contain a noun and a verb. The podcast talked about how you can make simple sentences just by adding one word. It also said that you could have two word sentences like “ run Harry”.
Ex 1. Kicked the ball. = sentences fragment (only verb)
The boy kicked the ball.= noun & verb
Ex 2. Printed the paper = sentence fragment ( noun only)
The teacher printed the paper. = noun & verb
Maddie Isaacs post was really helpful and it really helps you understand what a sentence fragment means.
Grammar Girl talked about how to use sentence fragments.She also explained on how fragments are incomplete sentences and shouldn't be used that way. A complete sentence contains a subject and a verb always no exceptions.
Examples-The boy kicks the dog over the roof.Correct
kicks over the roof.Incorrect
Jesse Machorro
Comment on Alex, your summary made no sense and also put a little more effort on your examples.
Grammar Girl talks about sentence fragments and how they give us an incomplete understanding of a context. She also helps one understand how to fix the different types of sentence fragments that can be seen in some texts. Here are the types of sentence fragments solutions:
1. To write a basic sentence, one must have a subject and a verb. For example, one cannot say, “Running down the hill,” and expect that to be a complete sentence. There is a verb for one thing, but who is running? There is no subject to explain the action. To fix this fragment, one can say, “She was running down the hill.” This sentence would be complete because she is the subject and running is the action.
2. Imperative sentences are an exception because they are commands that are written with only a verb, and the person you are talking would be the subject. For example, I look at my brother in the middle of a hide- and -seek game and yell, “ Hide!” My brother would know that he should hide because of the strong command I gave him.
3. One cannot use, “ If they tried ,” as a complete sentence. Some may argue that it is a complete sentence because it complies with the first type of sentence fragment solution. It has a subject and a verb, so what is the problem then? Well, the problem is that the sentence is a dependent clause, in other words, it depends on a main clause to explain the because part. To fix this sentence, one must add the following, “ If they tried, their grades would be higher.” Now it is a complete sentence. When a conjunction, such as, because, although, or if were added to a sentence, then the sentences are in need of main clauses to be complete.
To see if your sentences are complete, follow the steps above and your sentence fragments will vanish in a quick flash. Once again, grammar girl’s advice has saved us from making incomplete and incoherent sentences.
Today lesson of the day is Sentence Fragments. Grammer Girl was was talkin with Sir Fragalot about his sentence fragments. He wasn't making much sense as some of his entences dont have a subject or a verb. She then talks about Imperative sentence in which one word says a lot like "RUN!"Lastly she talks about commands if the sentence doesn't have a subject or verb.
Ex. "Get Down!" becuase that is a command and you dont need a subject to tell the subject the action.
Ex. "Knocked out" doesn't make any sense, but add this. "He knocked out, becuase he was so tired from track practice"
Fernando Serrano aka Zacateca...you understand it perfectly and it has hepled me out alot. You post is right on the money and also easy to undestand. Also America #1!
In this episode of Grammar girl was about sentence fragments.She said that you have to have a subject and a verb for a complete sentence.She explained how they are important it is to have a subject and a verb together.
Example:Joseph is going to skate.
Joseph Maciel
Good example Jesse i learned the concept more with your examples
To Luis,
I liked how brief yet very precise on the information about this week's Grammar Girl. Within a quick minute, I understood the concept of the podcast. Great job on summarizing the important parts of the lesson.
SARAHALG :>
I agree with Jesse didnt understand Alex's idea
Joseph Maciel
Daniel Nadales
In this episode grammar girl talked about sentence fragments and how people mess up on them. She talked about sentences making no sense and how to fix them in order for the sentence to make sense. Grammar Girls also explained how hard it is to make shorter sentences than long ones because sometimes you leave out important words in your short sentence causing your sentence to make no sense. You need to have a subject and a verb in order for your sentence to make sense.
1. EX: "Running late!" it would be "I am running late!" for the correct sentence fragment.
2 EX: "Scared me!" it would have to be "He scared me!" foe the correct sentence fragment.
Response to:
- whisperinthewind0104
Why didn't you put an example? Maybe you don't understand it.
This grammar girl was talking about sentence fragments. She was talking about how you can easily make a set of words a sentence by starting the sentence with a capitol and ending with a period and other things like that. This actually helped me because sentence fragments occur with me all the time
In this lesson, Grammer Girl, talked about Sentence Fragments. Fragments are sentences that aren't complete. She used Sir Fragalot as an example. He didn't use complete sentences. She also explains why a verb in the sentence is neccessary. It's the word that tells the reader what's happening. Casseda Cloter (Per.5)
Today’s episode on Grammar Girl talked about sentence fragments. It talked about how not using or setting up your sentence correctly can live your audience clueless. It said that in order for a sentence to really be called a sentence it must have a verb and a subject, a sentence is not a sentence just because it has a capital letter and an ending period. It talked about different kind of sentences such as an imperative or commanding sentence. Also that a sentence doest have to be really long it can be as short as two words but still has to be a complete sentence.
Example #1: This sentence is not correct: went to the movies. It’s not correct because, although it does have a verb, it doesn’t have a subject. A correct way to set up this sentence would be: My friends went to the movies.
Example #2: An example of a short two-word sentence would be: John jumped. This sentence is correct because it has a subject: John and a verb: Jumped.
Response to Diego:
In his examples he showed that he really understood the material covered in the podcast. He mentioned and gave an example about dependent clauses and also how to correctly write a sentence.
by the way sorry to double post but im Emilio Ruiz
Grammar Girl spoke about Sentence Fragment, and how you can not make anywords a sentence by simply addinf periods, questions marks, and exclamation marks. A sentence must contain a verb and a subject. She also axplain one word sentence otherwise known as a imperative sentence. However just because a sentence has a subject and a verb that does not mean it's a complete sentence. This only happens if your fragment is a dependent clause, so that means it needs a main clause.
Examples :
A complete sentence would be "I am going to walk to the park today." The sentence contains a Subject and a Verb but if I were to say "Because i am going to walk to the park today." i would need to explain why i'm walking to the park. So I would say "I need to get home early because I am walking to the park today."
Luis: I love the way you explained what a Sentence Fragment was within the first sentence. You got straight to the point, I'm pretty sure you understand this topic.
This weeks grammar girl focused on sentence fragments. Grammar girl gives us examples by using the character Sir Fragalot. He goes around just shouting out sentence fragments to random people. He doesn't know that they are all wrong. His sentence fragments are missing either a subject or verb. Without a subject and a verb the sentence is incomplete. A verb is an action word that tells the reader what's happening, and a subject does the action of the verb. Here are some examples of the right and wrong way to write a complete sentence.
Ex.
a.)wrong: Doing homework!
b.)correct: Anthony is doing homework!
Response to Jeffrey Lopez:
You have 2 good examples that show you understood this weeks grammar girl.
Grammer Girl talked about sentence fragments and how many ways there are that a sentence CAN be an incomplete sentence. A full sentence only needs a subject and a verb, but in some cases that's not true. When its not true, its called a dependent clause. Just like grammar girl said, dependent clauses usually start with although, because, or however etc.
Example 1:
"because he played ball."
Thats not a complet sentence even though we have a subject and verb. it needs a main clause for the dependent clause to depend on.
Example 2:
"I was really into Jimmy, because he played ball." That's the correct way to say it.
Response to Diego:
I like how you took your time to wright everything out. You went into depth with your examples and I'm sure it helped a lot of people out.
Nelly Melamed
Per. 5
For this episode in Grammar Girl the topic is "Sentence Fragments".
She is arguing about how sentence fragments might be made for those who insist on writing short sentences. If a sentence is missing either a subject or verb then it is considered a fragment. So for that reason one must not forget to include both in a sentence. A sentence that has a subject and a verb could still be a fragment if it is a dependent clause. "If Gary sat" is a dependent clause but i could make it a sentence if i add, "down he could rest for the upcoming marathon". The only exception is if you are making a command. Sit! Climb! Stay! These are called imperative sentences.
An example of a sentence fragment.
"Redd." Redd what? This makes no sense! "August burns Redd." That is a short but good sentence.
-Francisco Balderas
"Meddler" "Composure"
This week Grammar Girl spoke about sentence fragments. She uses Sir Fragalot as an example of what not to do. She explains that you can't make a sentence by simply starting with a capital letter and endng with a period. You need a subject and a verb to make a complete sentence. Grammar girl also talked about imperative sentences which are commands that can be made with one verb such as "RUN". This can only work if the reader knows the writer is being told the command. Lastly she dicussed about dependent clause fragments. Which are sentences statring with a subordinating conjunction such as because,although,or if but in order for them to work they need a main clause to make it a complete sentence.
Ex1:"Mary is running to work."
Mary is the subject and running is the verb.
Ex2:"Go"
Since its a command being told it works as a imperative sentence.
Ex3:"If i did my homework." is incorrect because it has no main clause. The correct way would be "My grades would be higher if I did my homework."
My respond is to Luis. I thought your examples were great and showed how to use each sentence the correct way. It helped me understand the concept of grammar girl more.
Daniel Nadales!! Whats up man. Hey dude you provide great examples. You informed me very well thanks a lot. Rock On!
Zacadisco wuts up Fernando great post. Love the information and excellent examples.
Grammar girl talks about how some people for a living make sentence fragments, which are grammatically incorrect. In order to have a complete sentence, you need a subject and a verb which are usually left out making sentence fragments. You can also make imparitive sentences by just using verbs like: Go! The words that and because can make a sentence with a verb and subject a fragment beacause then you haveto explain the because and the that. Finally, she explains how you can check to see if you have sentence fragments.
For example, "That girl" is a sentence fragment. You have the subject, but no verb. I ran away from that girl. Now that is correct.
Play! This is not correct because it only has a verb and no subject. "We will play some ball"
would be correct.
Respond to Luis:
Your summary is short and straight to the point and that's good. I like your examples because they are easy to understand and show the right from the wrong. It helped me understand the lesson a little more.
Grammar Girl on today’s pod cast talks about sentence fragments. She explains to us how just adding a capital letter and ending with a period doesn’t make it a complete sentence. In order to have a correct sentence you are supposed to have a subject and a verb. The verb is the action word that notifies the reader what is happening , and she also says how a subject does the action of the corresponded verb. An example of this is
“Jamie ran.” Jamie is the person which is the subject and ran is the verb.
She spoke of Imperative sentences which are commands. In this case the subject is assumed to be the person who you are talking to. Assuming that Jamie is talking to her brother and says “Jump.” Then her brother should know that he is the one to jump. This would be known as a imperative sentence because we know who they are referring to.
She also said how there are cases where you have a subject and verb but it still doesn’t make a complete sentence. This occurs because a fragment sentence is a dependent sentence , that is a part of the sentence is depending on the other part, the main clause. As grammar Girl says “If you're dependent on your parents, then you need them.” Dependent clauses tend to need their main clauses.
“ That Jamie ran.” (a subordinate conjunction)
Apparently this makes no sense therefore it should be
“Her brother was surprised that Jamie ran.”
It’s the same for a conjunction
“Because Jamie ran.” it’s a fragment
The correct way is “ Her brother was surprised because Jamie ran.”
The easiest way to see if you have a fragment is to ask yourself if you have a verb , if you seem to not have one then that means it’s a fragment. Also ask yourself if it’s a command if its not then its also a fragment. Subordinate conjunction can sometimes be a fragments which is why you should look over your work and avoid fragments.
Respond to Diego i think you understood well what grammar girl spoke about today and with your examples they clearly show your understanding.
Respond to Justin i also agree with what you wrote and it sure seems you understood the topic about fragments. Your examples really show that you understood it.
--- Karina P
Stephanie Calderon
period 2
In this podcast, Grammar Girl spoke about sentence fragments, and how they can be corrected. I learned that when sentences do not have a subject and a verb, they are soncidered fragments. However, some sentences can be two words as long as one is the subject and the other the verb. Also, I learned of the sentence form imperative which can allow a sentence to only be one word. An imperative is a command and can stand alone.
For Example: She ate.
This is not a fragment because SHE is the subject, and ATE is a verb therefore creating a complete sentence.
Ex. 2: Although she eats.
This is an example of a sentence fragment because it begins with a conjunction and is dependent of the second part of the sentence.
Response to Maddie Isaacs:
Maddie I really think you grasped this concept and had a thorough understanding of it. The way you explained it makes it seem almost abvios and minute to miss. I enjoyed reading your examples.
Basically GG talked about how sentences should be completed. Sometimes sentences are made with out things like verbs and subjects. These are called fragments. She explained the basic idea of a sentence , which we know. Another thing she talked about were "imperative sentences", these kind of sentences are basically commands. For ex "run" or "jump" , these basically tell a person to do this or else something could happen to them.
Ex 1
"Duck!"
In this case Bill is throwing a rock and Jon, I would be telling Jon to duck so he wouldn't get hit.
Ex 2
"The cord is broken."
what does that have to do with anything? If i wrote "My ipod can't charge because the cord is broken." then it would make a lot of sense.
@maddie You post caught my interest the most because you explain in such detail. I like to listen and read the grammar girl episode then I like to read what my classmates wrote, yours seem to give me a better idea of things. Everything was made very simple and easy to understand.
Grammar Girl talked about Sentence Fragments. She helped Sir Fragalot understand how to make correct sentences. She explained a sentense form called the imperative. A imperative is one word sentense such as Stop or Run! Imperative sentenses are commands.
She also talked about dependent clause fragments. Dependent clause start with a word such as because, although, or if.
Ex: Run!
The sentense is command.
Ex: because the bird disappeared
The sentense is incorrect.
Ex: Victor was sad because the bird disappeared.
The sentense makes sense now.
Daniel Nadales,
I like your summary and examples.
It shows that you did understand the lesson. good job! :)
sandra viramontes
period 5
Grammar Girl talked about sentence fragments. She explained that in order to have a complete sentence, you need a subject and a verb. She also explained that not always do you need a subject. You do not need a subject when the sentence is a Command. She also explained that having a subject and verb, does not make it a complete sentence off the back.
"She understands." This is a complete sentence because it has a subject and a verb. "She" being the subject and "understands" being the verb.
"Although she understands." This is not a complete sentence, although it has a subject and a verb. Adding the "although" changes the sentence completely. It has made the sentence a sentence fragment. It will need something added to it to complete it. For instance, "Although she understands, she can't explain it."
Myshauna Alexander
Griselda isaac:)per 5
This week grammar girl's topic was focusing on sentence fragments. She explaninewd how is suppose to use a vernwith a subject to make it a complete sentence if not them it will be consider a fragment which is not acceptable in an essay or sentence.She also explanied how imperative sentences work.Imperative sentences could be made by only using one word such as "SCREAM!".
For example you cant use:
The car...
A sentence like this makes you wonder the car what?
Phillip, you explained very well on what GG said. However, one of your example caught me. It said "The cord is broken." and you said it didn't make sense. Actually, that is a complete sentence, regardless of what the sentence says in front of it or behind it. Other than that, good job!
-Myshauna Alexander
Hey sandra i agree with one of your examples..I agree with ,"A permit for the job." that is a fregment sentence because its not complete which makes someone wonder what about the job permits.
Griselda Isaac:)
Kelly Roberts Said.....
Today Grammar girl talks about how you can't magically make any set of words a sentence by starting with a capital letter and ending with a period. Complete sentences must have a subject and a verb. Grammar girl shows examples how to make a complete sentence, she describes what a verb is an action word that tells the reader whats happening, and a subject dose the action of the verb.
Ex: of what not to do: Kate missed the home work.
Ex:Correct: Kate missed the home work because she was absent.
Today my comment goes to Whisperinthewind0104. When this person was describing what grammar girl was talking about, in the second part of their sentence i spot an area. here what they wrote. They talked about how to use hard it is to write a letter and leave out big words and uses sentence fragments in order to make the sentence complete. In this sentence i don't understand why they use the word hard .
Kelly Roberts.
Grammar Girl's podcast entitled Sentence Fragment discussed the common faux pas of stating a sentence, or rather stating gibberish, with out its necessary verb. Although sentence fragments when used as commands can be acceptable, it is imperative that the common writers not make this mistake. Always make sure to include a verb. Grammar Girl also remarks on the fact that beginning a sentence with a subordinating conjunction can equal the death of your sentence unless you include more to your dependent clause to make it a full sentence. Grammar Girl did a great job as well as a humorous one by including the character Sir Fragalot. Sir Fragalot can easily represent all of use who yell out nonsensical statements in moments of rush. Overall Grammar Girl did a fantastic job of explaining the proper sentence edict.
Example:
An acceptable sentence fragment: Dance!
Not an acceptable sentence Fragment: because I fell.
The proper sentence: Everyone laughed because I fell.
Robert430
I love your examples. The first example really demonstrates the misuse of the subordinating conjunction. Although I am not sure what you meant with example number two. Did you mean " Not only did she lose my book case, but she took my book as well"? Sorry to be so picky. I'm sure you can find many mistakes on mine as well.
Opps... I forgot my name on the last post...
Michelle Vasquez!!
Period:2
Grammar Girl shows the differences between a sentence and a fragment by first explaining that a verb is the action and a subject is someone or something that takes the action of the verb. Basically, all you need is a subject and a verb to make a complete sentence. However, if a subordinating clause, such as "because", "if", "although", and "that", is included with the subject and verb, then the dependent clause becomes a fragment. Dependent clauses need independent clauses to make a complete sentence. Although many imperative commands present only verbs, they are also complete sentences because it is inferred that the subject is the person being told to take the action, and the verb, such as run, swim, talk, or stop, is the imperative command.
Example (sentence): She jumped.
Incorrect example (fragment: because she jumped.
Example (sentence): Mark talked too loudly.
Incorrect example (fragment): if Mark talked too loudly.
Response to Daniel Rodriguez:
Your summary shows that you understand the main concepts of a fragment and a complete sentence. Your examples, however, are confusing.
-Raymond Ahn
IN this weeks podcast of grammer girl i learned about sentence fragments. She talks about how a complete sentence mus contain a subject and a verb. But when you give out a command it's okay to use one word to make imperative sentences. I also learned If you use a command, then it's an imperative sentence, and if it's not used as a command, then it's a fragment.
Example of a sentence fragments: 1.The poor hobo.
2.Weenie The Who?
-Alex Betancourt.
Robert you used some good examples they helped me with mine.
In this week's Grammar Girl podcast she talks about sentence fragments. Grammar girl makes a point that to make a complete sentence you need to have a subject and a verb otherwise it will be considered a sentence fragment. Grammar Girl used Sir Fragalot to show how a sentence can be fragments. Grammar girl also explained how a sentence can be dependent or imperative.
Examples :
Because he doesn't want to fix himself -This is a fragment because there isn't a main clause.
The correct way to write this sentence is : House fixes people because he doesn't want to fix himself.
The sentence now is correct.
Another example is :Leaving the psych ward. The sentence is incorect because there is no subject. The right version of this sentence is : House is leaving the psych ward. House is the subject and leaving is the verb.
Responses :
Alex, nice summary but no example. Doesn't show you fully understood the podcast.
Fernando, I love your summary. It made me laugh. (:.
You also had very good examples. You can easily tell you got Grammar Girl's podcast.
-Rocio Lopez. p.2
Hey Everyone!!!
In this clip, Grammar Girl explored sentence fragments. She clearly explained that if your sentence doesn't have a subject or a verb then it is a sentence fragment or if it your sentence has a subordinate clause then it is a sentence fragment. One exception though is when you use an imperative sentence.
I wasn't really impressed with Grammar Girl's focus this time. I think she could have done more with the Sir Fragalot character instead of using Squiggly the Snail for her example.
Ex.
Do your work.
Here the sentence doesn't have a subject. It is an imperative sentence where the subject is implied (the person who I'm talking to knows who I'm talking to).
Because we want to.
This is a sentence fragment. You can definitely tell because of the subordinate clause.
Hey Maddie.
I was sure that you could do this assignment. You didn't go too over the top. For next time you only need to give either two correct examples, two incorrect examples or a combination of the two.
Great Start!
Sentence fragments make no sense on their own. That's why a sentence needs a subject and a verb. However, a sentence can sometimes not have a subject if it's an imperative. This type is commonly known as a command sentence. A sentence could also be a fragment if it's a dependent clause. Having words such as because, although, if or that at the beginning makes a sentence dependent. The only way to make a dependent sentence a full sentence is to add a main clause to it.
Ex. Hurry!
This could be a complete sentence since it's a command. Of course, one would assume that the subject is the person you are giving the command to.
Ex. He did it.
This is a fragment since it has no verb.
He did part C of the homework.
Selene -
For your second example, Play could also be an imperative if one assumes that a person is giving the command to another. Overall, you gave a straight forward summary.
- Sara L. per.2
In episode 30,Grammar Girl discusses sentence fragments and explains that a sentence fragment is when there is either a subject or a verb missing. Dependent clauses need a main clause to complete a thought, a sentence.
In order to assure if one has a correct sentence, there must be a subject and a verb in a clause.
EXAMPLE ONE: "went to the store"
who went to the store?
"WE went to the store". WE, a subject, is inserted. So now,the sentence makes sense.
EXAMPLE TWO: "That cat"
That cat what?
"That cat RAN away from the dog"
A verb is inserted,alongside a depedent clause to complete the sentence.
Rama,excellent sentences.
We want to what?
Isn't there supposed to be a verb to complete the sentnce?
Grammar girl talks about the importance of sentence fragments, for some try shortening their writing believing it easier, while it might rather be leaving important items out. Complete and precise sentences require subjects and verbs. "Sentences" such as, "Next to the car", are not completed and give no significance to a piece of writing. A complete thought would be, "I am next to the yellow car", this contains a subject and verb which make it a complete thought. Grammar Girl says it is possible to make imperative sentences, but one must consider the difference between such and and a set of worthless words.
Maddie Isaccs, your explanation is very self explanatory. Very nice, i mean, your comment is very nice.
:)
In this episode, grammar girl spoke about the importance of how people should always be aware of sentence fragments. From this you can tell that that it very easy for someone to write a sentence frangment, for example leaving out the verb in the sentence will make it a sentence fragment. Also if there is a verb but no subject, it will become a sentece fragment as well. She explains how when we have sentence fragments the sentence is just not complete and eventually it might even distort waht you are actually trying to say. In command sentences, grammar girl explained how the use of because can also make a sentence a frangment if you don't explain the reason after or before the 'because' To sum this up, always be away of sentence frangements, because they are easily used and very often in writting and speaking.
Example 1
"after the rains stops"
you need to expain what happens after the rain stops...
(correct) "after the rain stops, i will go out to play."
Example 2
"Because she took the bus"
you can't have a because just floating around, you need to explain why danny took the bus.
(correct) "Danny was late today because she took the bus."
Madie.Isaacs,
I really enjoyed your post, because you not only had a clear summary but there were lots of examples to make your explanation/summary easier to understand. For me it was very usefull and it showed that you really understood the sentence fragment episode grammar girl.
-Michelle Couto
on todays Grammar Girl episode she talked about sentence fragments.she used sir fraglot to prove her point on how people make sentences with only a verb or no subject or vice versa the sentence wont make sence.GG also talked about how a person cant just start a sentence wit a capital letter and end it with a period.you must have a subject and a verb to make a better understanding of what your trying to say.the verb is the action thats letting the reader know whats happening.
heres my example
...bacause he fell.
the correct from schould be evryone turned around and laughed because he fell..
example#2
because it snapped to the reader this makes no sense he or she would be saying huh what?
my correction to this is
(i need to buy a new board because it snapped.)
I forgot to put my name on the last post Fernando Betancourt
-per.2
In this podcast Grammar girl speaks of sentence fragments. Grammar girl states that some sentences are incorrect because we leave out important tenses, such as verbs and or subjects. Also incomplete sentences can be a dependent clause with words such as because and tht,etc.
Theres many correct and incorrect ways of sentences and she states. Such ass making a command like "RUN!". It might seem to be incomplete but if the person knows that your talking to them then it wouldn't be incomplete because you have your subject and verb.
Also another example will be "shaking my butt". Tht is an incomplete sentence. Who's shaking their butt would be the question. There is no example. So the world that you would most likely insert is she/he/i'm,etc is shaking their butt.
Response: FunkyFreshMeh
By reading her response on the podcast I actually got a better understanding on what Grammar Girl was talking about in this podcast. I honestly can see it was a little difficult for me to get a better understanding on what grammar girl was trying to interpret, But when I read her response i got a better understanding. Thanks Niloufar. Good Job!
for michelle you seem to have a clear understanding on this weeks GG #2.30.you examples made eminent amount of sense aswell as your summary great job...
In episode 30 GG talked about the many ways to write a fragment sentence and how to avoid them. Every sentence needs at least a verb, a command verb, to be considered a complete sentence. "Start!" is considered a complete sentence but "Do!" is not. Most sentences require a verb and a subject but in some cases that's STILL not enough. Some sentences need a few more words to be complete despite having a subject and verb (talk about needy). GG demonstrated that a cause needs its effect to be complete. You can't just say "Because of pickles." For it to be complete you have to say something like,"I hate the color green because of pickles.
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@gottalovetiffany:
I thought tenses only apply to the time of words (past, present, future), not the words themselves. Can you explain to me how you define "tense?"
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Grammar Girl points out that it is important to have a subject and a verb and without this you have sentence fragments. Sentence fragments are only bits and pieces of what someone is trying to say. Without knowing all the parts of what they are verbalizing it is hard to comprehend. Sentences that do not have fragment and are complete are important because they describe who is doing it and what they are doing. Also Grammar Girl states the importance of dependent clauses.
An example of problems that can occur with sentence fragments are, say if you work at a office with over 20 people and everyone is in a meeting and the boss walks in, doesn’t give eye contact to any one and say “come here” how is one to know who he is referring to.
Dependent clauses are important because they describe the subject and verb. An example of a fragment that is a dependent clause is “Tea’ went to the mall”. Well this is a sentence fragment because it keeps you wondering and doesn’t fully explain. A complete sentence usually includes the “why”. The correct way to write this sentence is “Tea’ went to the mall because she wanted to buy some shoes”.
After reading Fernando's post of the pod cast, through his explanation of what he comprehended from Grammar Girl's informative essay/ audio I can see that he fully understands the concept. Also he demonstrates his understanding through his examples.
Grammar Girl talked about how sometimes when we try to abbreviate we make make fragments instead of sentences because we don't put in a subject and/or a verb. She also talked about,how just because you have a subject and a verb does'nt mean you have a complete sentence for example when you're dealing with a dependant clause.
Yazmin Llamas
In this week's grammar girl, it subject was about sentence fragments. It's basically means that there is a full and coherent sentence. For example, "Ran home." This doesn't tell you or what ran home because it doesn't have a subject. Another example is, "James and Jerry". This is just a subject with no action, or verb.
Response to RawrGrr!→: Your examples show that you have a clear understanding of the topic.
In today's segment grammar girl talk about sentence fragments and how it is impossible to leave out verbs and subjects. For example "going to school." This sentence fragment doesn't show who's going to school or when thus making this a sentence fragment.she also mentioned it is okay when someone has a sentence with one word that is a verb. "leave" when used correctly can tell an individual to do something.
Good job Redrazergun "Daniel Rodriguez" he explained this material to the roots. I know i understood what grammar girl was saying now since Daniel and I had similar answers.
A complete sentence would not be complete without a verb and a subject it would just otherwise be a fragment as Grammar Girl explains in her latest pod cast "Sentence Fragments".The verb in the complete sentence insures us that the verb is an action word that tells the reader what's happening while the subject does the action that the verb is initiating. If the sentence has a verb then the sentence is a sentence but if no verb is there it becomes a fragment. Some sentences might be an Imperative Sentence where a direct command is given initially to the person you are talking to where they become the subject. In some places Grammar Girls explains that you might have a verb and a subject but is still not a complete sentence this is when the sentence becomes a dependent clause. The Dependent Clause depends on other parts of the sentence as because, although, or if to do the explaining.
Example of a complete sentence: Leslie is watching her siblings.
In the sentence Leslie is the subject and watching her sibling would be the verb or the action that she is doing.
Let's say you are talking to your best friend and all of a sudden comes football aimed at your friends face.
Example of an Imperative sentence: "Watch Out!" you would yell.
This is and example of an Imperative Sentence which is a command that assuming the subject is the person you are talking to. So in this case the person you are talking to is your best friend.
The boy ran is not doing a good job as a sentence so it becomes a dependent clause.
Example of a Dependent Clause: The boy ran because he forgot his money at home.
After the explanation you get a better reason why the boy ran.
Justin O.-Your summary was short and you got to the point of the explanations. It was easy to follow but you should try expanding your summary with more examples and what you think your own examples mean.
Melissa Period 2
This episode of Grammar Girl covered sentence fragments. Sentence fragments are sentences that are missing subjects and verbs. Grammar Girl gave three examples of proper sentences. The First example was simple. It was basically a sentence with a subject and a verb. The second example used what is called an imperative. An Imperative does not need a subject only a verb. An example of an imperative would be LEAVE!The third and final example of a proper sentence is what is known as a dependent clause. A dependent clause has a subordinating conjunction followed by a subject and a verb. The subordination conjunction leaves the sentence incomplete. In order to complete the sentence just add a main clause
- Erik Amador Per 5
Today Grammar Girl talked about sentence fragments. She explained that a subject and a verb together make a complete sentence, but when you include a subordinate conjunction in the beginning. You changed your correct sentence into a sentence fragment. Another thing mentioned was that a dependent clause relies on the main clause. So the dependent clauses begin using subordination conjunctions such as "because", "although", or "if".
I liked how Gilly's response to the podcast was clear and straight forward, and that you were able to provide good examples.
Ex.
"Jacob ran."
Here you have the subject and the verb.
Ex.
"Because I left class."
This is incorrect because this dependent clause is missing it's main clause. You need to explain why the "because" happen?
"I left class because I needed to see my counselor."
-Carlos Hisquierdo
Period 2
All graded.
If you need to make this assignment up, email it to me.
Students, I love what you are writing. Excellent summaries, examples, and responses. Keep it up!
Ms. Allen =)
so grammer girl #2 talked about fragment sentense .fragment sentense is when you shorten your senstenses into brief info.it also talked about how to use verbs and when to place them . then it said things about how sentenses dont make sense .like for example, "The weather is wonderful. Purple monkey dishwasher."
Run on sentences*
what i learned about this grammer girl is that run on sentences make no sense what so ever. When people are reading your sentences and there run on they might think of you as being a retarded person. To seperate run on sentences you have to either put (.) (;)to seperate.
example 1- my name is trevor benjamin im a truck driver.
correct- my name is trevot benjamin. Im a truck driver.
example 2- my classes are so hard Mrs allens my favorite teacher
correct- MY classes are so hard; Mrs Allens my favorite teacher.
trevor benjamin
per 5
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