Fragments

They are not sentences!

Sentences need a subject and verb.Subject Verb Rest of it

It is Friday. (object)

I am beautiful. (adjective)

They are in the living room.(prepositional phrase)

Mark and Jane have been friends (object)for five years.(prepositional phrase)

The plant Grew into a large tomato plant (prepositional phrase)this summer.(prepositional phrase)

Sentences without a subject or a verb are FRAGMENTS.

Subject Verb Rest of it

It is Friday.

Is Friday.

It Friday.

We are spending time together.

Spending time together.

Sometimes conjunctions make sentences FRAGMENTS.

Subject Verb Rest of it Conjunction

He went to the store because

they were out of food.

He went to the store.

They were out of food. (because needs two subjects and two verbs!)

Because they were out of food – IS A FRAGMENT!

SUBORDINATING CONJUCTIONS

• Subordinating Conjunctions depend on two subjects and two verbs. One subject and verb goes before the conjunction. One subject and verb goes after the conjunction.

List of Subordinating ConjunctionsType ConjunctionsReason because, in order that, now that, provided that,

since, so thatTime after, as, as soon as, before, since, until, when,

whileContrast although, even though, though, unless, whileCondition if, when

Run-Ons

They are too many sentences acting like one big sentence!

Run-Ons are two sentences without punctuation.

• I went to the movies he met me there.

• We have two subjects and two verbs all in one sentence without any conjunctions! This is a RUN-ON!– I went to the movies and he met me there. – I went to the movies. He met me there.

Subject Verb Rest of it

I went to the movies

he met me there.

Run-Ons are two sentences with a comma separating them.

• I like to eat pizza, it tastes good.

• A period goes after a full sentence. A comma doesn’t. If we combined them we need a conjunction!– I like pizza. It tastes good.– I like pizza because it tastes good.

Subject Verb Rest of it

I like pizza,

it tastes good.

Run-Ons have too many conjunctions in one sentence.

• I went to the store and I found a parking space and then I walked in and I got all my food and I stood in line for thirty minutes and then finally I paid and went back to my car.

Subject Verb Rest of it Conjunction

I went to the store and

I found a parking space and

I walked in and

I got all my food and

I stood in linefor thirty minutes

and

I paid and

went back to my car.

That’s a lot of subjects and verbs until you get to the period!

Subject Verb Rest of it Conjunction

I went to the store and

I found a parking space and

I walked in and

I got all my food and

I stood in linefor thirty minutes

and

I paid and

went back to my car.

I went to the store and found a parking space. I walked in and got all my food. Then, I stood in line for thirty minutes. Finally, I paid and went back to my car. (THIS IS FOUR SENTENCES!)