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Q

Sentence fragment

A
  • an incomplete sentence punctuated as if it were a complete sentence
  • Example:
  • After a fine meal of corn pone.
  • Sometimes sentence fragments are all right, such as in Journals.
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Q

Journals often contain sentence fragments because…

A
  • Pressure for time
  • Allows thoughts to flow freely
  • Adds to the closeness of events happening
  • Creates excitement/intense feeling
  • Complete sentences should have a subject and a verb!
  • Example:
  • After a fine meal of corn pone, we sat around the fire and shared scary stories.

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