Grammar Entry 180 / 1011 60-second read

Sentence Fragments

An incomplete sentence that lacks a subject and/or predicate.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

Running through the forest. Which was very dark.

✓ Correct

Running through the forest, which was very dark.

The ruleii

FRAGMENT = missing subject or verb.

Fragments can sound natural in speech and in casual writing.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

A sentence needs a subject (who/what) and a predicate (what they do).

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