sentence+fragment+notes

Sentence Fragments

Definition of a sentence – There are two ways to fix a fragment:
 * To be a sentence, a word group must consist on at least one full independent clause.
 * An independent clause includes a subject and a verb, and it either stands alone or it could stand alone.
 * Pull it into a nearby sentence.
 * Rewrite it as a complete sentence.
 * Ex.: We had just sat down to dinner. When the cat leaped onto the table.
 * We had just sat down to dinner when the cat leaped onto the table.

Subordinate clauses: Exception – a fragment may be used for effect.
 * patterned like a sentence with a subject and a verb, but begins with a word that shows it needs more structure, that it is subordinate, such as //because, before, when//, etc.
 * New! Improved!
 * Not again!
 * Especially my mother.