F r r a g m e n t t s s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A fragment is an incomplete sentence. Fragments often occur for two reasons: (1) dependent clauses that have been separated from the rest of the sentence or (2) main clauses without verbs or subjects.
1. Incorrect: Liberty offers many different degrees. Such as youth ministry, psychology, music, and mathematics.
Correction: Liberty offers many different degrees such as youth ministry, psychology, music and mathematics.
2. Incorrect: Dirty cloths thrown all over the room.
Correction: Dirty cloths were thrown all over the room.
1.
The car would not start. Because of the battery, the transmission, or the spark plug.
2.
In addition to ending class early. The teacher did not give a quiz.
3.
Music down the hallway.
4.
The music, reverberating down the hallway, distracted me during class and my class did not get out early enough for me to study for my next class and the teacher did end up giving us a quiz for.
Jared T. Mink
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