English lecture

2. Name:
Alia Malik
Class:
BSN 3rd year
Assignment:
English
Submitted to
Mam Irum shehzadi

3. Fragment sentence:
Define:
A sentence fragment is usually missing one or more
of three components a subject, a predicate and a
complete thought.

4. Important points of fragment
sentence:
 It is very essential to avoid sentence fragment in
your writing.
 Whenever you are in doubt about particular
sentence ask yourself does the group of words
contain both a subject and a predicate does it
express a complete thought.

5. Examples:
Missing subject

6. Missing subject Examples:
•Incorrect
1. Under the bed.
2. Hurridly reached to
college but missed
classes.
•Correct
1. The toy was under
the bed.
2. The student hurridly
reached to college
but missed classes.

7. Missing subject:
Incorrect:
3. Washed the clothes
4. Struggling hard.
5. Weeping because lost
her jewelry.
Correct
3. She washed the
clothes.
4. Sadia and Maria are
struggling hard.
5. Mubarra is weeping
because she lost her
jewelry.

8. Missing predicate
Examples:

9. Missing predicate Examples:
•Incorrect
1. The man in the
house.
2. The girls in the party.
3. Night came on and
rain.
•Correct
1. The man in the house
lives alone.
2. The girls in party
were dancing
3. Night came on and
rain fell heavily.

10. Missing predicate Examples:
•Incorrect
• 4. They rested
• 5. Merry finished.
•Correct
• 4. They rested when
evening came.
• 5. Merry finished their
work

11. Missing complete
thought
Examples:

12. Missing complete thought
examples:
•Incorrect
1. After they finished
dinner.
2. I took my bag from
my Friend.
3. She has a chain .
•Correct
1. After they finished
dinner they studied.
2. I took my bag from
my Friend and went
to home.
3. She has a chain
which is made of
gold.

13. Missing complete thought
Examples:
•Incorrect
• 4. Jhon is absent.
• 5. We cannot start.
•Correct
• 4. Jhon is absent,
because he is I'll.
• 5. We cannot start
while it is raining.