Chapter 19 is about repairing sentence fragments. Sentence fragments is a group of words that pretends to be a sentence. For example, And immediately popped their flares and life vests. As mentioned in the chapter, in order for a word group to be a sentence, it must consist of at least one full independent clause. An independent clause has a subject and a verb, and it either stands alone or could stand alone. And immediately popped their flares and life vests is a fragment even if it includes a verb, it still lacks a subject. We don’t know who popped their flares and life vests.
Fragments can be easily repaired by pulling the fragment into a nearby sentence or turning the fragment into a sentence. For example, The pilots ejected from the burning plane, landing in the water not far from the ship. And They immediately popped their flares and life vests.
After reading this chapter, I had a hard time writing the summary. I felt like I would somehow include fragments even if I just learned how to repair them. This chapter was very helpful because fragments are very tricky. While writing an essay, people tend to ramble on without looking back. However, if you do look closely fragments could appear to look like a sentence. The rule is to remember it must include a subject and verb. I know it sounds so easy, but fragments can be easily disguised as a sentence.
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