Writing Resources

Writing Resources You may have noticed exceptions to the no-fragments rule. Skilful writers do typically intentionally

use a fraction to achieve a certain impact. Sentences with not solely/but additionally are another pitfall for many college students. It’s generally misused, and you virtually by no means need it in historic prose. Literally means really, factually, precisely, immediately, with out metaphor. The swamping was figurative, strictly a determine of speech. The adverb literally may also cause you trouble by falsely generalizing the protection of your verb. “London was literally destroyed by the blitz.” This suggests that the whole metropolis was destroyed, when, actually, solely elements have been destroyed. But one thing seems amiss with the second sentence. Both sentences are grammatically appropriate, however the author of the second sentence seems silly. Note fastidiously the distinction between that and which . Here you have a long compound introductory clause adopted by no subject and no verb, and thus you have a fragment.