SENTENCE FRAGMENTS

Read the following sentences.

With a partner, discuss whether the sentences are correct or incorrect. Why or why not?

1. Since he came to New York.2. Because my dog loves it.3. Unless you see me.

Do Now:

These sentence have incomplete ideas and end too quickly. They are called sentence fragments.

Sentence Fragment The Reader Asks?

Since he came to New York.

Because my dog loves it.

Unless you see me.

I sleptJim flew the plane.He cried.

With a partner, discuss whether the sentences are correct or incorrect. Why or why not?

A sentence fragment has nothing to do with the size or amount of words. A sentence fragment is a

sentence that is incomplete.

Sentence Fragment

1. subject the person, place or thing performing or doing the action

2. verb the action3. Complete idea the reader isn’t left

waiting for another word.

A sentence has 3 parts.

1. I hit the ball.2. Birds fly.3. I take.

With a partner discuss the following 3 sentences and decide if they are sentences or not.

Subject –Verb-Is it a complete idea?

I take

Because you wanted it.

Since you bought the radio.

1. Because you wanted it.2. Since you bought the

radio.

Change the sentences into correct sentences:

I gave you the ice cream because you wanted it.

Since you bought the plane tickets, I will pay for the hotel room.

1. Attach the sentence fragment to another sentence.

Sentence fragment-After seeing the doctor. 2. Add a subject, verb, or both to make the

sentence complete.Sentence fragment. Under the bed. 3. Take away the word or phrase that makes it

a sentence fragment.Sentence fragment. While Fred was in Paris.

How to fix sentence fragments:

After I had gotten up. I ate my breakfast. While I was eating breakfast. I heard a squeaking sound at my door. It was a little puppy that was crying. I wept. It was really cute. Then I picked it up and took it inside in order to give the puppy a big bowl or warm milk and a soft blanket. I took the day off so that I could take him to the veterinarian. The vet told me he was fine. Because I had given him what he needed: milk and a warm blanket. He still needed a home. I asked all my friends to take him. They wanted the little guy. However, they couldn’t keep pets in their apartments. By the time we got home Now, he is my pet and friend.

My Wonderful Discovery

After I had gotten up While I was eating breakfast. Then I picked it up. Because I had given him what he needed:

milk and a warm blanket. By the time we got home.

Errors

After I had gotten up, I ate my breakfast. While I was eating breakfast, I heard a squeaking sound at my door. It was a little puppy that was crying. I wept. It was really cute. I picked it up and took it inside in order to give the puppy a big bowl or warm milk and a soft blanket. I took the day off so that I could take him to the veterinarian. The vet told me he was find because I had given him what he needed: milk and a warm blanket. He still needed a home. I asked all my friends to take him. They wanted the little guy. However, they couldn’t keep pets in their apartments. By the time we got home, I had realized that I should keep him. Now, he is my pet and friend.

 

The corrected version is…My Wonderful Discovery