29a Revise phrase fragments.

29a
Revise phrase fragments.

A phrase is a group of words that lacks a subject, a verb, or both. When a phrase is punctuated like a sentence, it becomes a fragment. To revise a phrase fragment, attach it to an independent clause, or make it a separate sentence.

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With discussions afterward is a prepositional phrase, not a sentence. The editing combines the phrase with an independent clause.

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A strict set of regulations for builders and corporations is a phrase renaming zoning laws. The editing attaches the fragment to the sentence containing that noun.

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The revision—adding a subject (she) and a verb (did)—turns the fragment into a separate sentence.