Materials Needed

A red penA highlighterYour Partner’s Personal Statement Rough Draft 3

FRAGMENTS

Personal Statement Rough Draft 3

Fragments

A group of words that is not grammatically complete. It could be a subordinate/dependent

clause with no main clause. It could be either missing a subject or a

predicate. Subject: the doer of the action or the one in the

state of being. Predicate: the verb or the verb phrase that tells

something about the subject.

PS Rough Draft 3 Steps (in red)

1. Write “c/b <your name>”2. Circle all noun and pronouns.3. Underline all the verbs.4. Highlight any of the circled words that

are a subject.5. Bracket and Label any sentence as

“Fragment” that is missing a circled highlighted word or an underlined word.

PS Rough Draft 3 Steps (in red)

6. If the sentence is beginning with a subordinating clause and has no main clause attached to it, bracket and label as a fragment.

What Next?

Give it back to the author.The author should show me their

Personal Statement Rough Draft 3 as soon as it is completed to make sure it is done correctly.

The author should correct any sentence that is a fragment.

The Final Draft will only be turned in online. Make sure you have an electronic copy of your final draft by 9/17.