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Sentence Fragments A Power Point presentation with examples and exercises © Laura Torres 2013 all rights reserved. www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Laura-Torres image courtesy of Grant Cochrane / FreeDigitalPhotos.net A complete sentence contains the following: Subject Verb Complete Thought Subject A sentence is not complete if it is missing a subject. Fragment: Low in calories, high in nutritional value and add fiber to the diet. Complete: Carrots are low in calories, high in nutritional value and add fiber to the diet. Complete: Low in calories, high in nutritional value, carrots also add fiber to the diet. Fragment: Grown and used first as medicine, then cultivated for food. Complete: Carrots were grown and used first as medicine, then cultivated for food. Complete: Grown and used first as medicine, then cultivated for food, carrots have a fascinating history. Verb A sentence is not complete if it is missing a verb. Fragment: Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and beta carotene, which is important for good eyesight, skin health and normal growth. Complete: Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and beta carotene, which is important for good eyesight, skin health and normal growth, are found in abundance in carrots. Fragment: So-called “baby carrots,” not really baby carrots at all. Complete: So-called “baby carrots” are not really baby carrots at all. Image courtesy of Rawich / Free DigitalPhotos.net Complete Thought A sentence is not complete if it does not contain a complete thought. This type of fragment is usually a dependent clause. Fragment: Although turning orange from eating too many carrots sounds like a myth. Complete: Although turning orange from eating too many carrots sounds like a myth, eating excessive amounts of food carrying carotenoids can cause the skin to take on a yellow hue, similar to jaundice. Complete: Turning orange from eating too many carrots sounds like a myth. Fragment: Because they are easy to grow. Complete: Because they are easy to grow, carrots are a popular home garden vegetable. Complete: They are easy to grow. Find and correct the fragments in the following paragraph: The carrot, as we know it today, is actually a mutation of its original form. Originally purple, with mutant strains of yellow, white, red, and even black. Some food historians believe the orange carrot came about for political purposes. Cultivated by the Dutch in the late 16th century as a tribute to William of Orange, who was a leader in the fight for Dutch independence. The orange carrot became the most popular over time. By tasting sweeter and appearing plumper than the other carrots. Today, an average American eats over 10 pounds of carrots each year. Fragments in green The carrot, as we know it today, is actually a mutation of its original form. Originally purple, with mutant strains of yellow, white, red, and even black. Some food historians believe the orange carrot came about for political purposes. Cultivated by the Dutch in the late 16th century as a tribute to William of Orange, who was a leader in the fight for Dutch independence. The orange carrot became the most popular over time. By tasting sweeter and appearing plumper than the other carrots. Today, an average American eats over 10 pounds of carrots each year. Corrected The carrot, as we know it today, is actually a mutation of its original form. Carrots were originally purple, with mutant strains of yellow, white, red, and even black. Some food historians believe the orange carrot came about for political purposes when it was cultivated by the Dutch in the late 16th century as a tribute to William of Orange, who was a leader in the fight for Dutch independence. The orange carrot became the most popular over time because it tasted sweeter and appeared plumper than the other carrots. Today, an average American eats over 10 pounds of carrots each year. The End Visit my Store at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Laura-Torres for more teaching resources!