ACT Preparation / Unit 1 ACT 0012 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Repairing a Fragment
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The idea
A fragment has two repairs: attach it to its sentence, or add the missing subject or verb.
In practice
Attached: "We stayed for the encore, hoping for one more song." Completed: "We hoped for one more song."
Where people slip
Fiction uses fragments on purpose, but ACT English holds passages to standard written English, where a fragment is an error.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
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