Fragments

By Bo, Tosca, & Kyle

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What is a Fragment?
 A group of words that is missing parts of
a complete sentence.
 Remember to ask if the sentence has a
subject, verb, and complete thought.
 Attach or add what’s missing.

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Types of Fragments
 Fragments that start with Prepositions.
 Fragments that start with Dependent
words.
 Fragments that start with –ing Verb
Forms.
 Fragments that start with to and a Verb.
 Fragments that are examples or
Explanations.

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Fragments with Prepositions
 What is a preposition?
 How can you find a fragment with
prepositions?
 How can you correct a fragment with
prepositions?
 Examples of Preposition.
 Common Preposition.

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What is a preposition?
 A preposition connects a noun, pronoun,
or verb to the rest of the sentence.

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How can you find a fragment with
preposition?
 It can be found by identifying two incomplete
sentences that should be joined.
 Phrases that begin with prepositions usually
contains a noun, this noun cannot be the
subject of the sentence.

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How can you correct a fragment
with preposition?
 You can take away the period and add a
comma to connect the fragment.
 Basically adding and attaching what’s
missing.

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Examples
preposition
prepositional phrase
 I walked to the car.
object
preposition
 I read the book during class.
prepositional phrase

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Common Prepositions
 Across
Next to
About
 Against
Outside
Among
 Around
Through
Because of
 Behind
Toward
At
 Beside
Under
On
 Between
Upon
By
 For
Until
During
 In
Without
Over

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