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Dependent and Independent Clauses

The document discusses fragments, incomplete sentences, dependent and independent clauses. It provides examples of incomplete sentences missing verbs or subjects and how to fix them by connecting them to nearby clauses or adding missing elements to make them complete thoughts.

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Dependent and Independent Clauses

The document discusses fragments, incomplete sentences, dependent and independent clauses. It provides examples of incomplete sentences missing verbs or subjects and how to fix them by connecting them to nearby clauses or adding missing elements to make them complete thoughts.

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Fragments & Incomplete Sentences

Sentences,
➢ Incomplete sentence - missing
Clauses &some elements from full sentence
➢ Example (No verb): Cake with
Fragmentschocolate.
➢ Fix: Everyone likes cake with
chocolate.
➢ Usually you can connect it to a
nearby clause to fix it. Check if it’s a
complete thought.
Dependent & Independent Clauses

➢ Independent clause: Has a subject


and verb and forms a complete
thought

➢ An independent clause can be a


sentence or be a part of another
sentence

➢ Example: I like chocolate cake.


Dependent (Subordinate) Clause

➢ Noun: Acts like a noun. Example:


The teacher of grammar.
➢ Adverbial: Plays role of an adverb
(modifies a verb)
➢ Example: The store closed after
dark.
➢ Relative: Adjective clause that
describes the noun
➢ Example: The event is great.
Fragments & Incomplete Sentences

➢ Incomplete sentence - missing


some elements from full sentence
➢ Example (No verb): Cake with
chocolate.
➢ Fix: Everyone likes cake with
chocolate.

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