What is a Dependant word fragment?

What is a Dependant word fragment?

Dependent-Word Fragments. Although dependent-word fragments contain a subject and a verb, they do not express a complete thought. To complete the thought, they depend on another statement, usually one that comes after the fragment.

Are dependent statements fragments?

Fragments are simply grammatically incomplete sentences—they are phrases and dependent clauses.

How do you fix a dependent clause fragment?

Sentence fragments happen by treating a dependent clause or other incomplete thought as a complete sentence. You can usually fix this error by combining it with another sentence to make a complete thought or by removing the dependent marker.

How do you correct a dependent fragment?

In most cases, we can correct the dependent-word fragment by attaching it to the sentence that comes before it or to the sentence that comes after it. (Example: We do research on the Internet whenever we plan to make a major purchase.) If the dependent-word group comes first, use a comma.

Are sentence fragments OK?

Highly skilled writers use sentence fragments all the time to create a conversational, casual tone in their writing. They’re extremely common in speech, too. But when you’re expected to sound formal, as in a business letter or academic paper, it’s usually better to avoid sentence fragments.

How do I fix fragments?

1. Fixing Fragments.
2. Three Ways to Fix a Fragment.
3. Attach the fragment to a nearby complete sentence.
4. Revise the fragment by adding whatever is missing – subject, verb, complete thought.
5. Rewrite the fragment or the entire passage that contains the fragment.

How do you avoid sentence fragments?

Easy Ways to Avoid Sentence Fragments

1. Start every sentence with a person, place, or thing.
2. Memorize this list (it’s short!) of no-no ways to start a sentence: which (you know that already!), like, who, and such as.
3. Avoid starting a sentence with an -ing word unless (again) you’re sure what you’re doing.

Can you have two dependent clauses in a sentence?

A COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE has two independent clauses joined to one or more dependent clauses.

Can a dependent clause stand alone?

Identifying Dependent Clauses Unlike an independent clause, a dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.