I was done with the exam I put my pen and paper down and was waiting for the teacher to start collecting papers. Since I was done with the exam, I put my pen and paper down, waiting for the teacher to start collecting papers. We can join them either using a comma or a conjunction. Unattached phrases must be made part of a complete sentence. Waiting for the teacher to start collecting papers. Since I was done with the exam, I put my pen and paper down. The easiest way to count the number of clauses in a sentence is to count the number of verbs, then find their corresponding subjects. Since you drew the short straw, you must walk to the gas station while we stay here. I am upset that it is snowing in the middle of April. As the following examples illustrate, a sentence may consist of a single clause or may contain multiple clauses: One clause: In English, a clause is defined as a unit that contains both a verb and its subject. In order to understand how these errors occur, it is first necessary to define clauses in English. For example, take a look at this phrase: We know someone or something went to the movies.
A group of words without a subject is a fragment. This happens to be my life nowadays.Īside from typographical errors, the two most common causes of fragments are the misuse of subordinators and the misuse of prepositions. The subject of a sentence is who or what the sentence is mainly about. Correct:Īfter the classes, I am going to the library. In the first sentence, introduce the subject and in the second add the main verb. Together we learned a lot.There are many ways to correct the sentences above. Being a friend of mine like he was when we first joined the soccer team. The small, one-story houses are all the same size and style. Tilting the pot way too much caused the boiling water to spill.
With my brother standing by my side, I reached for the pot handle. My old rowboat with its three-horsepower motor seemed like a high-speed job to me. Although it only attained a speed of about twelve miles an hour. Until one of Joe's oldest and best friends had a little too much to drink. Jim ordered two dozen red roses for his wife. As Christmas grows near, I find myself looking back into my childhood days at fun-filled times of snowball fights. Not realizing at the time that we would never enter that door in her home again. She opened the door and let us into her home. To prove to himself and his parents that he is a man. In the seventh grade every young boy goes out for football. Although that is a value judgment and in circumstances not a true premise. The magazine has a reputation for a sophisticated, prestigious, and elite group of readers. Especially when you are on your first date, you feel that you should be in control. It can be really embarrassing to be so emotional. After this meal, they were ready for anything. A few of the less serious fellows would go into a bar for a steak dinner and a few glasses of beer. It was difficult to distinguish between them. Within each group, a wide range of features to choose from. Like other teachers in that department, he did not encourage students' questions. He talked for fifty minutes without taking his eyes off his notes. Such as the sun sending its brilliant rays to the earth and the leaves of various shades of red, yellow, and brown moving slowly in the wind. Could you tell these writers why the fragments are incomplete sentences? Act as their editor, marking a C if the sentences in the group are all complete and an F if any of the sentences in the group is a fragment. The sentences below appeared in papers written by students. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our terms and conditions of fair use. This material may not be published, reproduced, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without permission. Copyright ©1995-2018 by The Writing Lab & The OWL at Purdue and Purdue University.
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