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Stuck on a sentence: Fragment without the helper verb?
I need help for a medical class I am taking. I don't know if a sentence without the helper verb is considered a fragment or a complete sentence.
For example (and this is not the real question, and this is not needed for a test):
Negative pap smear performed.
It has a subject and verb, so is it a sentence? Or because "was" is not there, is it a fragment?
Thank you for your help.
For example (and this is not the real question, and this is not needed for a test):
Negative pap smear performed.
It has a subject and verb, so is it a sentence? Or because "was" is not there, is it a fragment?
Thank you for your help.
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I need help for a medical class I am taking. I don't know if a sentence without the helper verb is considered a fragment or a complete sentence. For example (and this is not the real question, and this is not needed for a test): Negative pap smear performed.
- I need help for a medical class I am taking.
- I don't know if a sentence without the helper verb is considered a fragment or a complete sentence.
- For example (and this is not the real question, and this is not needed for a test): Negative pap smear performed.
- It has a subject and verb, so is it a sentence?
- Or because "was" is not there, is it a fragment?
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I need help for a medical class I am taking. I don't know if a sentence without the helper verb is considered a fragment or a complete sentence.
For example (and this is not the real question, and this is not needed for a test):
Negative pap smear performed.
It has a subject and verb, so is it a sentence? Or because "was" is not there, is it a fragment?
For example (and this is not the real question, and this is not needed for a test):
Negative pap smear performed.
It has a subject and verb, so is it a sentence? Or because "was" is not there, is it a fragment?
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ENL= English as Native Language?
Thank you for your reply. I understand what you are saying, but I am still a little bit leery. I am supposed to answer if the phrase is a sentence, fragment, or is okay. I can't be sure. The context is a medical report. Thank you.
(I have the same question on another post. I made one post before I became registered. I didn't see my origi
Thank you for your reply. I understand what you are saying, but I am still a little bit leery. I am supposed to answer if the phrase is a sentence, fragment, or is okay. I can't be sure. The context is a medical report. Thank you.
(I have the same question on another post. I made one post before I became registered. I didn't see my origi
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ENL= English as Native Language?
JT: That's right.
Thank you for your reply. I understand what you are saying, but I am still a little bit leery. I am supposed to answer if the phrase is a sentence, fragment, or is okay. I can't be sure. The context is a medical report. Thank you.
JT: I understand exactly why you're leery, eferrel. If this question has come from a
JT: That's right.
Thank you for your reply. I understand what you are saying, but I am still a little bit leery. I am supposed to answer if the phrase is a sentence, fragment, or is okay. I can't be sure. The context is a medical report. Thank you.
JT: I understand exactly why you're leery, eferrel. If this question has come from a
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JT, I'm having trouble navigating my way through your posts. (I'm not always sure who said what.) Why not use <quote> at the beginning of the sentence or paragraph, and quote> at the end of the sentence or paragraph?
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JT, I'm having trouble navigating my way through your posts. (I'm not always sure who said what.) Why not use quote at the beginning of the sentence or paragraph, and quote at the end of the sentence or paragraph?
I'd love to do all I could to aid comprehension, Casi, but as you can see, I've failed to do what you suggested. The first time, I did get a quote
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Hello Guest
If your medical report is to be written out as an essay, you would probably do best to say 'A negative pap smear was performed...'
If it consists of comments on e.g. a standard form, you could write it as in your post.
Is there anybody else's work you can look at, to get an idea of the expected s
Negative pap smear performed.
If your medical report is to be written out as an essay, you would probably do best to say 'A negative pap smear was performed...'
If it consists of comments on e.g. a standard form, you could write it as in your post.
Is there anybody else's work you can look at, to get an idea of the expected s
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JT, I'm having trouble navigating my way through your posts. (I'm not always sure who said what.) Why not use quote at the beginning of the sentence or paragraph, and quote at the end of the sentence or paragraph?
You did well, JT. (I've underlined the problem.) All you have to do now is close the last quote box by adding a slash ( / ),
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You did well, JT. (I've underlined the problem.) All you have to do now is close the last quote box by adding a slash ( / ), like this,
To place words in bold or italics, and to underline, use the same brakets (< > . . . ) but instead of typing in "quote", use the letters b, u, and i.
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