Fragments Recognizing Fragments TLW distinguish between fragments and

Fragments • Recognizing Fragments • TLW distinguish between fragments and sentences • Recognizing Fragments: A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. Part of a sentence should not be presented as a full sentence ending with a period or other end mark. • Fragments Sentences • • • Because we missed the train After the rainfall Without looking back We were late because we missed the train. After the rainfall, the river rose Sue got on the train without looking back • Formative Assessment: PH Writer’s Solution Grammar Practice p. 62 Ex A • Fragments (cont) Sentences • • The boy wearing the green shirt Hope to return to New York The boy wearing the green shirt is Tim They hope to return to New York

Run-Ons • • Recognizing Run-Ons TLW be able to correct run-on sentences by properly joining or separating by use of an end mark – Run-Ons • • The coals are ready now we can begin cooking The lettuce is thriving, the broccoli is straggly. Formative Assessment PH Writer’s Solution: Grammar Practice Book Ex. A. P 64 Teacher Review • Summative Assessment Ex. B. Identifying Run-ons in a Paragraph • Ticket out the Door: PH Writer’s Solution: Grammar Practice Book Ex. A. P. 65 9. 2 Run-Ons: Correcting Run-Ons • Homework: PH Writer’s Solution: Grammar Practice Book Ex. B Correcting Run-Ons •

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers • • • Recognizing Misplaced Modifiers TLW place modifiers close to the word that it is being modified. A modifier should be placed as close as possible to the word it modifies. A misplaced modifier appears to modify the wrong word in a sentence. • Misplaced Modifiers Joan went to meet the President wearing her new white suit We found an old olive grove hiking up the mountain • Formative Assessment: PH Writer’s Solution Grammar Practice Book 9. 3 p. 66. Ex A • Misplaced Modifiers Corrected Sentences • Joan went to meet the President Wearing her new suit. Joan went • wearing her new white suit to meet the President

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers (cont) We found an old olive grove hiking up the mountain Hiking up the mountain, we found an old olive garden Summative Assessment: Prentice Hall Writer’s Solution p. 67 Ex A. Ticket Out the Door: Exercise B. P 66 Homework: Exercise B: Correcting Dangling Modifiers P 67

Fragments (cont) • Summative assessment: PH Writing Solution: Fragments Ex A P. 63 Ticket out the Door: Ex. B. Identifying Fragments in a Paragraph p. 62 Homework: Fragments 9. 1 (Correcting Fragments) p. 63