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Online Writing Lab
Tutorials: Grammar
Identifying and Correcting Sentence Fragments
A sentence fragment looks like a sentence. It starts with a capital letter and ends with a period or other appropriate end punctuation. The problem with a sentence fragment is that it can't stand alone, usually for one of three reasons:
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it lacks a subject
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it lacks a verb
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it is a dependent clause--one that relies on another clause to complete its meaning.
Let's look at an example of each type of fragment and learn how to correct it.
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2005-2008, Southeast Missouri State University
Last Updated August 26, 2008
by Allen Gathman