Fragments That Start with to and a Verb
An infinitive is the word to plus a verb — to hire, to eat, to study. Although they contain verbs, infinitive forms function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs.
If a word group begins with to and a verb, it must have another verb or it is not a complete sentence.
| FRAGMENT | Last week, a couple in New York fulfilled their wedding fantasy. To get married on the top of the Empire State Building. [The first word group is a sentence, with couple as the subject, and fulfilled as the verb. In the second word group, there is no subject or verb outside of the infinitive.] |
Correct a fragment that starts with to and a verb by connecting it to the sentence before or after it or by adding the missing sentence elements (a subject and a verb).
| FRAGMENT | To save on her monthly gas bills. Tammy sold her SUV and got a hybrid car. |
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