Correcting Fragment Sentences

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Correcting Fragment Sentences
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What is a sentence?

• A sentence is a grammatically complete group of
  words that expresses a thought.
• A sentence must tell you 2 things
• (1) The person, animal, place, thing or idea that
  the sentence is about
• This is called the SUBJECT of the sentence.
• (2) What the person, animal, place, thing or idea
  is doing/thinking.
• This is called the PREDICATE of the sentence.
  (You can find the predicate if you can find the
  verb.)

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What is a sentence?

• Subject-Underlined Once
• Predicate Phrase-Underlined Twice
• Mrs. Brennan is hoping students understand what
  she is trying to teach them.
• Is, Are, Were, Was, Have, Has, Had are all verbs.
  They are called helping or being verbs.

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PRACTICE

• Turn to page 102 in your Blue Grammar Books.
• Look at EXERCISE 3.

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What is a fragment sentence?

• A fragment sentence is a group of words that is
  not grammatically complete. It is either missing
  the subject or the predicate.

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How do I fix a fragment sentence?

• The 1st way Attach it
• Fragment When you were in elementary school. Did
  you ever know a bully?
• When you were I elementary school, did you ever
  now a bully?
• The 2nd way Add some words
• Fragment Two major problems. How to change a
  bullys behavior and to protect a bullys
  victims.
• There are two major problems. They are how to
  change a bullys behavior and how to protect a
  bullys victims.

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How do I fix a fragment sentence?

• The 3rd way Drop some words.
• Fragment Because children need to learn
  strategies for coping with a bully.
• Children need to learn strategies for coping with
  a bully.

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PRACTICE

• Turn to page 103 in your Blue Grammar Books.
• Look at EXERCISE 5.