- A sentence fragment can often be corrected by joining it to a main clause. Sometimes it may be necessary to add missing words to make a complete sentence.
- The following are samples of the three basic errors that cause sentence fragments, each followed by one possible correction.
NO SUBJECT: Hal drove that car last week.
- Says it was fast.
CORRECTED: Hal drove that car last week, and he says it was fast.
NO COMPLETE Its annoying bark going on
VERB: for hours.
CORRECTED: Its annoying bark has been going on for hours.
NO MAIN CLAUSE: My mother was mad.
Because we were two hours late.
CORRECTED: My mother was mad because we were two hours late.