Que es un sentence fragment?

Sentence FragmentsDefining a Sentence FragmentA sentence fragment is a sentence that : Does not express a complete thought.

Example : Joe is.

This sentence is lacking a complete thought - Joe is "something" - but we don't know what Joe is.

Is lacking a subject.

Example : Eating chicken.

This sentence is lacking a subject - who or what is eating chicken?

Is lacking an action.

Example : A book without a cover.

What about a book without a cover?

Is the book doing something?

Is someone doing something to the book?

We don't know, because there is no subjectIs adependent clause, standing alone.

Example : And I went to the store.

The conjunction "and" makes this clause dependent.

A dependent clause can't stand alone, it needs to be attached to an independent clauseExamples of Sentence FragmentsHere are some additional examples of sentence fragments, with corrections.

Since I like fishing.

This is a sentence fragment because it is a dependent clause.

"Since" is a subordinating conjunction, and this sentence can't stand alone.

We could correct this sentence by removing the word "since, " so the sentence would simply read"I like fishing.

"Iam the subject, likeis the verb, fishingis the object.

We could also correct this sentence by joining the dependent clause with an independent clause : I am going to the lake, since I like fishing.

Which is why I cried.

Again, we have a sentence fragment because of the subordinating conjunction "which.

"This sentence could be corrected by removing "which is why.

" The sentence "I cried.

" is a complete sentence.

I is the subject, cried is the action.

The sentence could also be corrected by joining it with an independent clause.

I was sad, which is why I cried.