Coordinating Conjunction Fragments
are word groups that have a subject and a verb and begin with a coordinating conjunction: for,and, nor, but, or, yet, or so (FANBOYS).
- So I had to pack the night before.
- And many people believe that aliens have visited earth.
- But they had some good results.
These word groups are not sentences. Although they have a subject and a predicate, they do not complete a thought. If the conjunction is not connecting something, the thought is not complete.
These can be fixed by either removing the conjunction or adding more information. Remember, if you join two complete sentences with a coordinating conjunction, a comma is needed to separate the two.
- My plane left at 5:00 in the morning, so I had to pack the night before.
- However, if there is only one subject or predicate, no comma is used.
- Many people believe in ghosts and that aliens have visited Earth.
