This Ain't No Math Blog. It's GRAMMAR Time!

Post #4 - Written by F.T. (C/D Block) Fragments are parts of a sentence. They are not a full sentences, nor are they full thoughts. The only way to make a fragment a full sentence, or to complete the thought, is to add more words. For example, ‘very thirsty’ would be a fragment. You don’t know who this fragment is about as it is missing a subject. To complete that sentence fragment you have to add some words. It could be, “I am very thirsty,” or, “Mary is very thirsty,” to become a full sentence. There is no controversy that sentence fragments are incorrect grammar and should be completed. Writers, however, use sentence fragments regularly when writing in conversation because people talk using fragments all the time. They may also use fragments to emphasize their points. For example, they may end a paragraph with, “Shocking!” or “Beyond scary!” to make their point stronger. Fragments are used in the same way in other languages. “Grammar Vids for Kids: Sentence Fragments.” YouTube. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. . “Sentence Fragments.” Purdue Owl. Web. 27 July. 2011. .