UVW 312: English For Technical Communication (WEEK 9) : Instructor: Faten Khalida Binti Khalid

UVW 312:
English for Technical Communication

(WEEK 9)
Instructor:
FATEN KHALIDA BINTI KHALID
Centre for International Languages

Semester 2, 2019/2020.
Sentence Fragments
What is a sentence fragment?
Do not tell the whole story.
It is a piece of a sentence that cannot
stand on its own, but nevertheless,
incorrectly ends with a period.
In order to be a sentence…
Subject + Predicate
• Subject = What or whom the sentence is about.

• Predicate = Tells about the subject (What
happened to the subject/ What did the subject
do?)
E.g.:
• The whole story (S) begin ten years ago. (P)
• The pancakes (S) were delicious! (P)
• The dog (S) ran after the cat. (P)
• There were three different desserts (P)
arranged on the table. (P)
• Arif and his friends (P) ran outside to play
basketball. (P)
• The little girl (P) picked up her doll and
climbed into bed. (P)
Sentence Fragments
• Every sentence needs to
– Have a subject
– Have a verb
– Have the object/ Express a complete thought.
• Sentences MISSING any of these are
FRAGMENTS!
– Because I said so.
– Somewhere over the rainbow.
One-word sentences
Imperative Sentences
E.g.:
• Wait!
• Begin.
• Stop!
• Catch!
• Here.
• Go!
• Run!
Common Types of Fragments
1. Dependent-word Fragment
• Be careful when starting a sentence with one of these
dependent words:
– After, if, until, that, because, since, when, before
• Dependent-word fragment
– After I cashed my paycheck.
– I = Subject , cashed = verb
– The sentence does not expressed a complete thought.
(What happened afterward?)
– Dependent clauses MUST be attached to main clause.
2. Forgetting the subject
• Finished all of his assignments.
• Cooked together to prepare the dinner.
•To fix these, we need to add a subject.
– Raffiz finished all of his assignments.

– Izzat and Ikram cooked together to prepare the
dinner.
3. – Ing Fragments
• When we use words end with –ing at the
beginning of a sentence, sometimes becomes
a fragment.
• These fragments often lack of subject or part
of the verb.
• E.g.:
– Trying to find her dog Bo.
– Not expecting something special.
– Finding a suitable marriage partner.
– Hoping to finish on time.
4. To Fragments
• When to appears at or near the start of the word
group, a fragment can result.
• E.g.:
– To impress his date.
– To the park.
– To relax and breathe fresh air.
– To work hard to get good grades.
– To be able to produce a good technical document.
4. Example Fragments
• When the sentence begin with any of these
words:
– Especially, for example, for instance, like, such as,
except, including, also.
• E.g.:
– Before a race, I ate starchy food. Such as bread and
spaghetti.
– My son keeps several pets in his room. Including
hamsters and mice.
5. Noun Phrase Fragments
Example:
a) The unprepared student who was always
begging for an extra pencil and a couple
sheets of blank paper.
b) A slacker wasting his afternoon in front of
the television.
c) A girl with a long curly black hair.
d) The yellow sedan car with rusted rims and
bent bumper.
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Is it fragmented or not?
1. When Mr. Jones yelled.
2. I enjoy the opera.
3. They are going on a picnic.
4. Mom found it on a drawer.
5. When the movie is over.
6. I decided to go along.
7. We’re planning to have a party.
Is it fragmented or not?
1. When Mr. Jones yelled. (fragment)
2. I enjoy the opera. (complete)
3. They are going on a picnic. (complete)
4. Mom found it on a drawer. (complete)
5. When the movie is over. (fragment)
6. I decided to go along. (complete)
7. We’re planning to have a party. (complete)
• For schools that have yet to get replacement items for
damaged equipment and supplies.
• While some were excited to start the new school term, some
were battling with first-day-school blues
• Such as adaptation to climate change or techniques that use

remote sensing to provide visual maps of landslide risks.
• Widely known for its ability to neutralize free radicals by

preventing oxidization and reducing the formation of free
radical.
• His dissertation on the meaning of universe composed

arguments he learned at his mother’s knee.
• With a bilateral agreement scheduled to be signed in the third
quarter, the RM 40 million KL-Singapore high speed rail projects is
on track.
• As questions are raised about the exchanges between the airport in

Surabaya and the Indonesian Transport Ministry on that fateful
day.
• Although rain in the past few days may have triggered flash floods
in some sort of the state.
• The hills are pegs to keep the flat lands from being washed away by
heavy rainfall and floods.
• The fact that to protect the environment is considered as an act of

worship does not mean that every component of it should be
saved.
• For schools that have yet to get replacement items for damaged
equipment and supplies. - F
• While some were excited to start the new school term, some were
battling with first-day-school blues. -CS
• Such as adaptation to climate change or techniques that use

remote sensing to provide visual maps of landslide risks. - F
• Widely known for its ability to neutralize free radicals by preventing

oxidization and reducing the formation of free radical. -F
• His dissertation on the meaning of universe composed arguments

he learned at his mother’s knee. -CS
• With a bilateral agreement scheduled to be signed in the third quarter,
the RM 40 million KL-Singapore high speed rail projects is on track. -CS
• As questions are raised about the exchanges between the airport in

Surabaya and the Indonesian Transport Ministry on that fateful day. -F
• Although rain in the past few days may have triggered flash floods in
some sort of the state. -F
• The hills are pegs to keep the flat lands from being washed away by
heavy rainfall and floods. -CS
• The fact that to protect the environment is considered as an act of

worship does not mean that every component of it should be saved. -CS
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• Subject = What or whom the sentence is about.

•To fix these, we need to add a subject.

– Raffiz finished all of his assignments.

• Such as adaptation to climate change or techniques that use

• Widely known for its ability to neutralize free radicals by

• His dissertation on the meaning of universe composed

• As questions are raised about the exchanges between the airport in

• The fact that to protect the environment is considered as an act of

• Such as adaptation to climate change or techniques that use

• Widely known for its ability to neutralize free radicals by preventing

• His dissertation on the meaning of universe composed arguments

• As questions are raised about the exchanges between the airport in

• The fact that to protect the environment is considered as an act of

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