{"id":153648,"date":"2024-10-13T07:52:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T07:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=153648"},"modified":"2024-10-13T07:52:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T07:52:40","slug":"just-outside-my-apartment-window-is-a-huge-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/13\/just-outside-my-apartment-window-is-a-huge-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Just outside my apartment window is a huge tree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Just outside my apartment window is a huge tree. which turns the most beautiful shade of gold in the autumn. i look<br>forward to the view of the fall color every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>what is the fragment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the sentence you provided, the fragment is &#8220;which turns the most beautiful shade of gold in the autumn.&#8221; This phrase is a dependent clause that does not express a complete thought on its own. To form a complete sentence, it requires an independent clause to provide context and meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation of the Fragment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Definition of a Fragment<\/strong>: A fragment is a group of words that is not a complete sentence. It may lack a subject, a verb, or fail to express a complete idea. In this case, the fragment begins with &#8220;which,&#8221; indicating that it is dependent on another part of the sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dependent Clauses<\/strong>: The fragment in question is a dependent clause because it starts with a relative pronoun (&#8220;which&#8221;). It provides additional information about the &#8220;tree&#8221; but cannot stand alone. For example, if you say, &#8220;The tree is beautiful, which turns the most beautiful shade of gold in the autumn,&#8221; it gives context by establishing what &#8220;which&#8221; refers to.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How to Fix the Fragment<\/strong>: To correct the fragment, you can integrate it into a complete sentence. One way to do this is by combining it with an independent clause, like so: &#8220;The tree outside my apartment window is huge, which turns the most beautiful shade of gold in the autumn.&#8221; This revision includes an independent clause (&#8220;The tree outside my apartment window is huge&#8221;) that provides a subject and a verb, thereby creating a complete thought.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Importance of Complete Sentences<\/strong>: Using complete sentences is essential for clarity and coherence in writing. 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