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Foolish Fragments

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Foolish Fragments. Grade 5. Do you know what a complete sentence is?. A SENTENCE is made up of one or more words that express a complete thought. A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation point. What is a Fragment?.

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  1. Foolish Fragments Grade 5

  2. Do you know what a complete sentence is? • A SENTENCE is made up of one or more words that express a complete thought. A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation point.

  3. What is a Fragment? • A sentence must have two characteristics: •     1. It must have a subject and a verb;     2. it must have independence or completeness. • If either of these characteristics are missing from a group of words written as a sentence, the result is an error called a sentence fragment. 

  4. Let’s look at some examples. • Sylvia feels happy this morning.  Because the sun is shining. She is leaving early to take a walk in the woods. • "Because the sun is shining" is a sentence fragment.

  5. More examples • Fragment:I couldn't fall asleep.  Although I was tired.Correct :Although I was tired, I couldn't fall asleep. • Fragment:I bought a 16-pound turkey.  Which wasn't enough food.Correct :I bought a 16-pound turkey, which wasn't enough food.

  6. Take a look at these examples ! • Fragment:He couldn't see that movie.  Being only 14. Correct :Being only 14, he couldn't see that movie. • Fragment:I bought a 16-pound turkey.  To feed 25 people. Correct :I bought a 16-pound turkey to feed 25 people.

  7. Choose the sentence that is correctly written and is not a fragment or run-on. • Mike doesn't like fish; likes chicken. • Mike doesn't like. • Although Mike doesn't like fish, he does like chicken.

  8. Choose the sentence that is correctly written and is not a fragment or run-on. • Mike doesn't like fish; likes chicken. • Mike doesn't like. • Although Mike doesn't like fish, he does like chicken.

  9. Which answer is written correctly? • In December we are flying to Rome for vacation it should be a wonderful trip. • In December we are flying, to Rome for vacation, it should be a wonderful trip. • In December, we are flying to Rome for vacation. It should be a wonderful trip.

  10. Which answer is written correctly? • In December we are flying to Rome for vacation it should be a wonderful trip. • In December we are flying, to Rome for vacation, it should be a wonderful trip. • In December, we are flying to Rome for vacation. It should be a wonderful trip.

  11. Which answer is written correctly? • Last night, we heard a loud noise outside. We ran into the back yard. Saw that a tree had fallen. • Last night, we heard a loud noise outside. We ran into the back yard and saw that a tree had fallen. • Last night. We heard a loud noise outside. We ran into the back yard. And saw that a tree had fallen.

  12. Which answer is written correctly? • Last night, we heard a loud noise outside. We ran into the back yard. Saw that a tree had fallen. • Last night, we heard a loud noise outside. We ran into the back yard and saw that a tree had fallen. • Last night. We heard a loud noise outside. We ran into the back yard. And saw that a tree had fallen.

  13. Which answer is written correctly? • The reason we drove to the lake was to go fishing. We ended up swimming all day. • The reason we drove to the lake. Was to go fishing. We ended up swimming all day. • The reason we drove to the lake was to go fishing we ended up swimming all day.

  14. Which answer is written correctly? • The reason we drove to the lake was to go fishing. We ended up swimming all day. • The reason we drove to the lake. Was to go fishing. We ended up swimming all day. • The reason we drove to the lake was to go fishing we ended up swimming all day.

  15. Remember This: NEVER USE FOOLISH FRAGMENTS

  16. Resources http://www.gp.k12.mi.us/ci/eng/StyleSheet/complete.html http://www.ac.victor.cc.ca.us/materials/ english/frag_run-on.html http://www.isu.edu/departments/acadskil/ WriteCenter/WLHndouts/fragment.html