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2016-06-17 Writing: sentence fragments

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  1. Greg Malivuk
  2. [email protected]
  3. http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk
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  5. Homework: p. 183-184 - finish part B
  6. 4 Jamila is the oldest daughter in the Haddad family, which immigrated to this country seven years ago.
  7. 5 Her parents want her to marry a man who is 32 years old.
  8. 6 The husband-to-be lives in Lebanon, which is a country in the Middle East.
  9. 7 He owns a business which/that is very successful.
  10. He owns a business, which is very successful.
  11. 8 People who know him say he is very nice.
  12. 9 Jamila, who wants to go to college in her new country, ran away from home rather than marry the man.
  13. Jamila, who ran away from home rather than marry the man, wants to go to college in her new country.
  14. 10 Mr. and Mrs. Haddad, who thought they had arranged a good future for their daughter, don’t understand why she ran away.
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  16. Do you have questions about your returned papers?
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  18. Adjective Clauses:
  19.  
  20. She lives in an apartment. - “in an apartment” is the location of this sentence
  21. The apartment has a view of Central Park. - “the apartment” is the subject of this sentence
  22.  
  23. The apartment where she lives has a view of Central Park.
  24. She lives in an apartment which has a view of Central Park.
  25.  
  26. Boston has many places to visit. - “Boston” is the subject of the sentence
  27. In Boston there are many places to visit. “In Boston” is the location of the sentence
  28.  
  29. I graduated in 2001. My sister started high school in 2001. (“in 2001” is the time of the sentence)
  30. -> I graduated in 2001, when my sister started high school.
  31.  
  32. I graduated in 2001. 2001 was my favorite year. (“2001” is the subject of the sentence)
  33. -> I graduated in 2001, which was my favorite year.
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  35. Sentence fragment = a small “piece” of a sentence (which is not a complete sentence)
  36.  
  37. A complete sentence needs at least one full independent clause.
  38. Fragments can be words with no subject or verb (not a clause),
  39. or they can be dependent clauses.
  40.  
  41. In the afternoon. - fragment, because it’s not a clause
  42. I will back to my house. - fragment, because it’s not a clause, because “will” isn’t a complete verb
  43. After I get home. - fragment, because it’s a dependent clause with no independent clause
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  45. Homework: p. 186 practice 10 A and B
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