2. • Fragments are incomplete sentences. They
lack a subject or a verb or both, or do not
include all the phrases necessary to make a
complete idea. For example:
3. • Sentence Fragments Without a Subject
• Some sentence fragments lack a subject, so
you need to add it. View examples of sentence
fragments along with a possible revision that
includes a subject for
4. • Fragment Sentence: Shows no improvement in
your efficiency.
Revision: The evaluation shows no improvement
in your efficiency.
• Fragment Sentence: Slammed the door and left.
Revision: Sarah slammed the door and left.
• Fragment Sentence: Was running down the lane
and into the forest.
Revision: The moose was running down the lane
and into the forest.
5. • Fragment Sentence: Discovered the cure for
the disease.
Revision: The researcher discovered the cure
for the disease.
• Fragment Sentence: Gave many reasons but
no logical ones.
Revision: Our boss gave many reasons but no
logical ones.
6. • Sentence Fragment Examples Without a Verb
• Some sentence fragments have a subject but
no verb. To make the correction, a verb needs
to be added. Explore several sentence
fragments missing a verb and a possible way
to correct them.
7. • Fragment Sentence: That time of wonder and amazement.
Revision: That was a time of wonder and amazement.
• Fragment Sentence: Clothes and shoes scattered around the
room.
Revision: Clothes and shoes were scattered around the room.
• Fragment Sentence: The elected official for our district
unpopular.
Revision: The elected official for our district was unpopular.
• Fragment Sentence: Inheritance, the answer to our prayers.
Revision: This inheritance is the answer to our prayers.
• Fragment Sentence: Terri showing her award and gloating.
Revision: Terri was showing her award and gloating.
8. • Dependant Clause Sentence Fragment
Examples
• Some sentence fragments are dependent
clauses that cannot stand alone. Therefore,
you need to add an independent clause to
make it a complete sentence. Take a look at
examples of fragment sentences with a
dependent clause and a possible revision to
make it a complete sentence.
9. • Fragment Sentence: Because it was raining.
Revision: We canceled the picnic because it was raining.
• Fragment Sentence: After I finish the project.
Revision: I will get a bonus after I finish the project.
• Fragment Sentence: Since she never saw that movie.
Revision: We should invite her since she never saw that
movie.
• Fragment Sentence: Such as drama, music and dance.
Revision: I like the arts, such as drama, music and dance.
• Fragment Sentence: To explain why that happened.
Revision: He neglected to explain why that happened.
• Fragment Sentence: Worrying that she would be
robbed.
Revision: She carefully locked the car, worrying that she
would be robbed
