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Grammar Unit #2 - Sentences

Grammar Unit #2 - Sentences. Today’s Lesson: CommonSentence Errors Fragments. Fragment Sentences. A complete sentence will have at least one subject and one verb . Sentences are considered fragments when they are missing either a subject or a verb.

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Grammar Unit #2 - Sentences

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  1. Grammar Unit #2 - Sentences Today’s Lesson: CommonSentence Errors • Fragments

  2. Fragment Sentences • A complete sentence will have at least one subject and one verb. Sentences are considered fragments when they are missing either a subject or a verb. • No Subject: Went to the store to buy brownie mix.Added Subject: My dadwent to the store to buy brownie mix. • No Verb: Brownie mix at the store expensive.Added Verb: Brownie mix at the store was expensive. • In addition to containing a subject and verb, a complete sentence will express a complete thought. • Incomplete: When he went to the checkout counter to pay for the brownie mix.Complete: When he went to the checkout counter to pay for the brownie mix, he got distracted by a display of cake mixes. • Incomplete: The variety of yummy cake mixes.Complete: The variety of yummy cake mixes convinced him that he’d rather bake a cake than brownies tonight.

  3. Let’s Practice: Fragments • Could you tell these writers why the fragments are incomplete sentences? • Also, how would you tell the writers to fix these sentences? • She opened the door. And sneezed. • Me and Julio down by the schoolyard. 3. Somewhere over the rainbow.

  4. Answers: Fragments • Fragment sentences are in italics. 1. She opened the door. And sneezed. Problem: Missing a subject. 1. Correction: Combine to make a She opened the doorandsneezed. compound predicate. __________________________________________________________________________ 2. Me and Julio down by the schoolyard. Problem: Missing a verb. 2. Correction: Add a verb. Me and Juliolive down by the schoolyard. _________________________________________________________________________ 3. Somewhere over the rainbow. Problem: Missing subject and verb. 3. Correction: Add a subject and verb. Somewhere over the rainbow blue birdsfly.

  5. Work Time: Popular Song Titles Fragments: Sentences: “YouAre My Sunshine” “IWalk the Line” “IWant to Hold Your Hand.” Add 6 of your own using your iPod or CD. Prove you are right using color-coding! • “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” • needs a subject and predicate • “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard.” • needs a predicate • “In the Still of the Night.” • needs a subject and predicate • “Under the Boardwalk.” • needs a subject and predicate • Add 6 of your own using your iPod or CD. • Explain what should be added to create a sentence.

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