Test for fragments

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*Do not mistake verbals for verbs. A verbal is a verb form (such as walking, to act ) that does not function as a verb of a clause. (See 48b.)

**The subject of a sentence may be you, understood but not present in the sentence. (See 47a.)

***A sentence may open with a subordinate clause, but the sentence must also include an independent clause. (See 19a and 49a.)

If you find any fragments, try one of these methods of revision (see 19a–19c):

  1. Attach the fragment to a nearby sentence.
  2. Rewrite the fragment as a complete sentence.