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    This document provides a lesson on distinguishing fragments from complete sentences. It defines fragments as groups of words that may be punctuated but cannot stand alone, as they are missing elements like subjects or verbs. The document outlines three ways to convert fragments into sentences: by attaching them to a nearby complete sentence, by revising the fragment to add the missing element, or by rewriting the entire passage. Examples are provided to illustrate each method. Grammar checks like verifying a sentence has a subject and verb are recommended to ensure the thought is fully expressed.

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    EFFECTIVE WRITTEN

    COMMUNICATION:
    Fragments and Sentences
    Lesson 2
    GE-5: Purposive Communication
    Semester 1, 2021-2022
    Fragment vs Sentence

    Fragment Sentences
    • Group of words • Group of words
    • May be punctuated • Punctuated
    • Cannot stand on its • Has complete
    own thought
    It is missing a subject
    • Submitted my requirement to the teacher yesterday.
    (Who submitted the requirement?)

    It is missing or has the wrong verb form


    Fragments: • My favorite English/Filipino/Biology teacher. (What
    Distinguishin about the teacher? What did they do or say?)
    g Features It is an abandoned clause
    • When the semester is over. (Then what? What will
    happen when the semester ends?)

    It is a misuse of “such as,” “for example,” etc.


    • Such as, my brother was practicing martial arts.
    Attach: Attach the fragment to a
    nearby complete sentence

    •Incorrect: I forgot to eat breakfast. Because


    Fragments to I woke up late for my 7 o'clock class.
    Sentences: •Correct: I forgot to eat breakfast because
    I woke up late for my 7 o'clock class.
    Attach •Incorrect: Use the back entrance. If the
    front door is locked.
    •Correct: If the front door is locked, use the
    back entrance.
    Revise: Revise the fragment by adding
    whatever is missing – subject, verb,
    complement, complete thought

    •Incorrect: Loves to run around the campus every

    Fragments to afternoon. (A subject is missing. Who loves to run


    around the campus every afternoon?)
    Sentences: •Correct: My PE teacher loves to run around the
    campus every afternoon.
    Revise •Incorrect: My teacher to train every day. (A verb is
    missing. Also, ‘to train’ is the wrong form of the verb.
    What does the teacher do every day? )
    •Correct: My teacher trains every day.
    •Correct: My teacher trains every day to prepare
    for the marathon next month.
    Rewrite: Rewrite the fragment or the entire
    passage

    •Incorrect: Our landlord planned to make changes


    during the break. Such as fixing the plumbing,
    Fragments to replacing the light bulb at the back entrance and
    installing additional security cameras. He has not
    Sentences: done any of it yet and the summer break is almost
    over.
    Rewrite •Correct: Our landlord planned to make
    changes during the break such as fixing the
    plumbing, replacing the light bulb at the back
    entrance and installing additional security
    cameras. Weeks have passed and he has not
    done any of it yet.
    Corrected Fragments
    Fragment Sentences
    • Submitted my requirement • I submitted my requirement
    to the teacher yesterday. to the teacher yesterday.
    • My favorite English teacher. • My favorite English teacher
    • For better or worse. migrated to Japan last fall.
    • I will stand by you, for
    better or worse.
    Does the sentence have a subject? – a
    noun or a pronoun

    Grammar Does it have a verb?


    Check
    Does it express a complete thought? Is
    there a need for further revision to
    complete the thought of the construction?
    When the semester is
    Your turn: over.
    Fragments to
    Sentences Such as, my brother
    was practicing martial
    arts.
    Do the Grammar Check

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