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Tuesday, April 28
Correcting Fragments
By: Lesly Claribell Paz
Introduction
The usual way to correct a fragment is to rejoin it to the sentence from which it has been separated.
First
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Nehemiah sought God's will for four months. Before he knew exactly what God wanted him to do. (fragment)
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Second
second
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Nehemiah sought God's will for four months before he knew exactly what God wanted him to do. (corrected)
Third
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Nathan stayed up late. Working on an overdue assignment (fragment)
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Fourth
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Nathan stayed up late, working on an overdue assignment. (corrected)
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Exercise A
Exercise
In the blank before each number write s. if the group of words contains only sentences. If the group of words contains a fragment, write frag. and correct the error
Examples
_______1. Puerto Rico is an island located near Cuba. It is a valuable possession of the United States.
Exercise
_______2. We will go straight from the bus station to the motel; Which is right next door.
______3. Charlotte toured the Tower of London. When she was in England last summer.
Practice
Exercise (numbers 4-10). p 77.