GRAMMAR WORKSHOP1

WHAT IS A COMPLETE SENTENCE?

• Must have at least a subject and a verb
• Must express a complete thought
• Can also be called an INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
• Eg. He writes music.

SENTENCE FRAGMENTS

• An incomplete sentence
• Missing a subject, the verb, or both
• Some sentences with a subject and a verb but follow a subordinating conjunction, adverb, or relative pronoun are not ICs

TYPES OF FRAGMENTS

• 1. Subordinating conjunction and relative pronoun fragments
• Eg. While I was waiting for my car to be repaired. Eg. The man who was with you.

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• Correct - connect the fragment to the sentence that comes before or after it. Eg. While I was waiting for my car to be repaired, a fire broke out in the workshop.
• Eg. The man who was with you is Ted Bundy.
• Remove the subordinating conjunction/relative pronoun.

2. “ING” FRAGMENT

• “ing” verb without a helping verb - fragment.
• Eg. Walking down the street.OR He is walking down the street.
• Use the correct verb form

3. MISSING SUBJECT FRAGMENT

• She set off the alarm. Next, closed all the doors.
• Second sentence has a missing subject i.e. who closed all the doors.
• Correct by joining sentences OR adding the missing subject.

4. “EXTRA INFORMATION “ FRAGMENT

• Eg. For instance, clean water and electricity.
• Usually this fragment has a missing verb
• To correct, add the subject and verb eg. For instance, basic amenities include clean water and electricity.

RUN-ON SENTENCES

• Fused sentences eg. He plays the guitar she writes the music.
• Comma splice eg. He plays the guitar, she writes the music

HOW TO CORRECT?

• 1. Create a compound sentence using FANBOYS
• 2. Create 2 ICs
• 3. Insert a semi-colon
• 4. Use a subordinating clause

FAULTY PARALLELISM

• Faulty parallelism in a sentence is when you are writing a list of things and mix up verb forms

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• When writing a list, every item starts with the same type of verb or noun, adjective or adverb format. Examples: 1. "ing" verbs: We went running, biking, swimming, and fishing. 2. "ed" verbs: We walked, jumped and skipped on the way. 3. nouns: We drove to the lake, mountains, desert and beach all in one day. 4. adjective: She had purple, silver-tipped, spiky hair. 5. adverb: Lovingly, graciously and generously, she helped us out.

HOW TO CORRECT?

• 1. Re-arranging the words. 2. Using a semi-colon to connect two sentences.

COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS IN THE BOOKLET PROVIDED.