The document defines and provides examples of sentence fragments, independent clauses, dependent clauses, and phrases. It explains that fragments lack essential elements of a complete sentence, such as a subject or verb. Various ways of identifying and revising fragments are discussed, including attaching phrases or dependent clauses to nearby independent clauses.

2.  Sentence Fragments are groups of words
that are punctuated as sentences but lack
some elements to an independent clause.
 Example: Got a job at Wal-Mart during summer
vacation.
 Correct Answer: My nephew got a job at Wal-mart
during summer vacation.
 This is correct because a subject was added in front of
the verb.

3.  An independent clause is a group of
words that contains a subject and verb,
expresses a complete thought, and can
be punctuated as a complete sentence.
 A dependent clause is a group of words
that contains a subject and verb but does
not express a complete thought and is not
a complete sentence.

5.  A phrase is a group of words that lacks a
subject, a verb, or both.
 When a phrase is punctuated like a
sentence, it becomes a fragment.
 To revise a phrase fragment, it must be
attached to an independent clause, or
make it a separate sentence.

6.  Example 1: NBC is broadcasting the
debate. With discussions afterword.
 Revised: NBC is broadcasting the
debate with discussions afterward.

7.  When writing a sentence that introduces an
example or explanation with a transitional word or
phrase like also, for example, such as, or that, be
sure to not turn the sentence into a fragment.
 Example: Joan Smith has written on many
subjects. Such as the Hoover Dam and migraine
headaches.
 Revised: Joan Smith has written on many subjects,
such as the Hoover Dam and migraine headaches.

8.  A fragment occurs when one part of a
compound predicate lacks a subject but is
punctuated as a separate sentence.
 This type of fragment usually begins with
and, but, or or.
 You can revise it by attaching it to the
independent clause that contains the rest
of the predicate.

9.  Example:
They sold their house.
And moved into an apartment.
 Revised:
They sold their house
and moved into an apartment.

10.  A dependent clause contains both a
subject and a verb, but it cannot stand
alone as a sentence.
 A dependent clause usually begins with
words such as after, because, before, if,
since, through, unless, until, when, where,
while, who, which, or that.
 To fix this you can combine a dependent-
clause fragment with a nearby
independent clause.

11.  Example: When I decided to switch to
part-time work. I gave up a lot of my
earning potential.
 Revised: When I decided to switch to
part-time work, I gave up a lot of my
earning potential.