English 9

Sentence Fragments

A fragment is an incomplete sentence. Fragments often have become disconnected with the main clause, so the easiest way to fix a fragment is reconnect it to the previous sentence. You may also need to add a verb or subject to make the sentence complete.


Here are some examples:

- A cake with frosting and decoration.

There is no verb in the above sentence. It can be fixed in several ways, below is one example.

- She made the cake with frosting and decoration.

Here is another example of a fragmented sentence:

- I need to buy a new bike. Because the bike I have now is broken.

The above sentence can be fixed by deleting the period between "bike" and "Because".

- I need to buy a new bike because the bike I have now is broken.


The following video explains the difference between a sentence and a sentence fragment: