Transcript Coordination - South Texas College

FRAGMENTS
“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Fragment:
A group of words that
does not have a
subject, verb or does
not make sense.
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Think of a fragment as an
incomplete puzzle.
There is an essential part
which is missing.
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Correct!
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When you are not sure whether a
group of words is a fragment, ask
yourself three questions.
 Does it have a subject?
 Does it have a verb?
 Does it make sense?
 If you answer, “ Yes!,” to all three, then
you have a sentence! 
 If one part is missing, you have a
fragment. 
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Examples of fragments
What’s missing?
 Went to the store.
 Ate the biggest pizza in history.
 Saw the grand canyon in the middle
of the night.
 Jumped into the convertible in a split
second.
 Scored some points with a friend.
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Subject is
missing!
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What’s missing?
 The deer hunter who was the
bravest of them all.
 The Saturday when all of us got
together.
 The book which had a red cover.
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Verb is
missing!
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More fragments
What’s missing?
 After the football game was over.
 Unless you bring your assignment to
class on Monday.
 If you are in the area and would like
to use my car.
 Before the telephone call was made.
 When we were completing our phone
call.
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Do not make
sense!
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Now we are
ready for
some
practice.
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Identify and correct if necessary.
 1. An orange tree and a vine.
 2. Behind the old shed where much lumber was
piled.
Cheat notes:
 3. Put the tea here.
Subject?
 4. It is interesting and humorous.
Verb?
Makes sense?
 5. When the dawn came at last.
 6. Fluffy, our long-lost dog.
 7. Pitching and tossing on the ocean at night.
 8. That is a good idea.
 9. The operation table which is in room 204 in
the west wing.
 10. The conclusion, therefore, is valid.
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Answers
 F 1. An orange tree and a vine are planted.
F 2. Behind the old shed where much lumber was
piled, we found a horseshoe.
 C 3. Put the tea here.
 C 4. It is interesting and humorous.
 F 5. When the dawn came at last, we were happy.
 F 6. Fluffy, our long-lost dog, came home.
 F 7. Pitching and tossing on the ocean at night, the
sail boat made it through the night.
 C 8. That is a good idea.
 F 9. The operation table which is in room 204 in the
west wing is a lucky table.
 C 10. The conclusion, therefore, is valid.
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correct
Cheat notes:
 1. Whenever he plays Bach’s music. Subject?
 2. Let’s go to the park.
Verb?
 3. As he lay the music on the podium.Makes sense?
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4. She sang beautifully.
5. The ocean waves were huge.
6.. Listening to the Beatles at two in the morning.
7. The train is whizzing along its merry way.
8. That is a great piece of music.
9. Was working for him last night.
10. Making some breakfast coffee at five in the
morning.
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Answers
 F 1. Whenever he plays Bach’s music, he goes crazy.
 C 2. Let’s go the the park.
 F 3. As he lay the music on the podium, the conductors
hands were trembling.
 4. She sang beautifully.
 5. The ocean waves were huge.
 F 6. We were sipping some tea while listening to the
Beatles at two in the morning.
 7. The train is whizzing along it’s merry way.
 8. That is a great piece of music.
 F 9. The accountant was working for him last night.
 F 10.While we were making some breakfast coffee at
five in the morning, we made plans for the day.
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Assignment
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1. The ocean breeze is usually moist.
2. The boat with a huge sail.
3. The waves were thunderous.
Cheat notes:
4. Surfing all afternoon long.
Subject?
5. We all slept in a popup trailer.
Verb?
6. Unless you put up the umbrella. Makes sense?
7. While we were preparing to fry some fish.
8. Under the bridge, the fish were gathering.
9. Under the tent.
10. We were going to the beach to sunbath.
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