Colin and his friend Oliver....
Posted 26 May 2004 by blvdgirlIT'S TIME FOR FUN WITH FRAGMENTS...
I posted one in Eggs Overheard, but as I continued to grade I found several gems and many chunks of clay. I thought that some of you might want to join in on the fun.
Just to get things rolling, here are some from my students:
Colin and his friend Oliver like to throw rocks.
Colin and his friend Oliver died.
Colin and his friend Oliver are gay.
Colin and his friend Oliver partied last night and hooked up with some chicks.
Colin and his friend Oliver always go to the park together.
Colin and his friend Oliver had a yard sale.
Colin and his friend Oliver go out and fly kites on windy afternoons.
Colin and his friend Oliver catch fish together.
Colin and his friend Oliver chopped some wood.
Now it's your turn. Have fun correcting this fragment.
Colin and his friend Oliver..., posted 26 May 2004 by chester »
...find it self-referentially incoherent to claim that nothing can be truly known.Colin and his friend Oliver...., posted 26 May 2004 by inkblot »
...mutate and fuse in a reaction catalysed by a toxic bog of human and industrial wastes deep in the labyrinthine municipal tunnels beneath gotham city to form the inimitable and treacherous supervillain colliver!Colin and his friend, Oliver,, posted 27 May 2004 by baggins »
have split up due to irreconcilable differences regarding sentence structure.colin and his "friend" oliver, posted 27 May 2004 by barefootjumper »
have been out trampling the sanctity of marriage in massachusetts.[okay, i'm transcribing interviews for a political documentary revolving around a gay and lesbian republican organization.]
colin and his friend, oliver,, posted 27 May 2004 by pedro »
...wish to know if they could, please sir, have some more?Colin and his friend Oliver..., posted 27 May 2004 by dex »
... took too many photos and got petrified by the creature lurking within the Chamber of Secrets.Colin and his friend Oliver..., posted 27 May 2004 by chester »
...got their faces rocked off at a redvinegar concert!colin and his friend oliver, posted 27 May 2004 by barefootjumper »
like to ride the seesaw at the park.um,, posted 27 May 2004 by barefootjumper »
it's kind of weird that this is fun.C and O, posted 28 May 2004 by baggins »
...made up nicknames for themselves and played some high-stakes poker.Colin and his friend Oliver, posted 28 May 2004 by pedro »
...do this kind of thing whenever they get sentence fragment homework in school.Colin and his friend Oliver, posted 28 May 2004 by stan »
....ate funyuns in a dog house.Colin and his friend Oliver..., posted 28 May 2004 by chester »
...get headaches pondering the vastness of the universe.Colin and his friend Oliver, posted 29 May 2004 by blvdgirl »
simaltaneously broke eachother's noses with baseball bats.Colin and his friend Oliver, posted 29 May 2004 by blvdgirl »
went swimming in the Bog of Eternal Stentch.Colin and his friend Oliver, posted 30 May 2004 by JT »
corrected the fragment "Colin and his friend Oliver" to read "Colin and his friend Oliver corrected the fragment to read 'Colin and his friend Oliver corrected this fragment.'"nice, posted 1 Jun 2004 by baggins »
C and his friend O like marshmallows.jt wins!, posted 1 Jun 2004 by pedro »
Colin and his friend Oliver, posted 1 Jun 2004 by pedro »
got punched out by some bullies for thier smarty pants recursive answer.colin and his friend oliver,, posted 5 Jun 2004 by barefootjumper »
had fun and stayed fit doing the twist.Colin and his friend, Oliver, posted 5 Jun 2004 by baggins »
got married in Vegas.colin and his friend oliver, posted 6 Jun 2004 by pedro »
did the mashed potato.colin and his friend oliver, posted 6 Jun 2004 by inkblot »
saved chirstmas!colin and his friend oliver, posted 10 Jun 2004 by lukas »
got married in massachusettscolin and his friend oliver, posted 10 Jun 2004 by pedro »
CELEBRATED LUKAS' BIRTHDAY BELATEDLY!Colin and his friend Oliver..., posted 23 Jun 2004 by GNatural »
...were -- aw, $h!t -- chillin' in the batcave, holdin' out for money, gettin' down with Pavarotti. (Right, Phil?)i still wonder, posted 23 Jun 2004 by pedro »
what the real lyrics to that were...Collin and his friend Oliver, posted 29 Jul 2004 by Shredzilla »
were constantly being picked on for having completely un-rad names.Collin and his friend Oliver...., posted 29 Jul 2004 by inkblot »
...share stories about love.collin and his friend olliver..., posted 30 Jul 2004 by barefootjumper »
legally changed their names to have two Ls instead of one apiece.C & O, posted 30 Jul 2004 by baggins »
were sure glad it's friday.C & O , posted 31 Jul 2004 by dex »
were backup singers for Gary Glitter.C & O, posted 1 Aug 2004 by Shredzilla »
Go to White Castle.Colin and his friend Oliver...., posted 18 Aug 2004 by inkblot »
....have left the building.Colin and his friend Oliver, posted 28 Aug 2004 by blvdgirl »
were both rather sad tonight.Colin and his friend Oliver, posted 7 Sep 2004 by lieutenant »
Were arrested in front of the Republican National Convention.Colin and his friend Oliver, posted 8 Sep 2004 by blvdgirl »
don't wish to practice their love of women anymore due to liability issues.C&O, posted 16 Sep 2004 by baggins »
have excellent adventures together.Colin and his friend Oliver, posted 30 Sep 2004 by dex »
watched the first Presidential debate.Colin and his friend Oliver, posted 1 Oct 2004 by blvdgirl »
mocked both candidates wildly and are now in a quandry wondering, for whom do we vote...Colin and his friend Oliver..., posted 1 Oct 2004 by inkblot »
...were too drunk to figure out who won the presidential debate drinking game.Colin and his friend Oliver, posted 4 Oct 2004 by blvdgirl »
Played hookie from work today... I did not.Colin and his friend Oliver, posted 6 Oct 2004 by dex »
underwent several series of treatments to become Coleen and her friend Olivia.Colin and his friend Oliver...., posted 7 Oct 2004 by inkblot »
...stopped paying taxes in 1986.Colin and his friend Oliver, posted 14 Oct 2004 by blvdgirl »
are under the banner of heaven.Colin and his friend Oliver..., posted 17 Nov 2004 by inkblot »
can't see anything in this fog.Colin and his friend Oliver..., posted 10 Dec 2004 by dex »
plan their annual winter trips to the Northland.Colin and his friend Oliver, posted 14 Dec 2004 by blvdgirl »
are surprised and delighted that people still find time to play with them.Colin and his friend Oliver..., posted 16 Dec 2004 by inkblot »
kidnapped santa claus and are holding him ransom.Colin and his friend Oliver..., posted 2 Feb 2005 by inkblot »
just woke up from a long winter's nap.Colin and his friend Oliver, posted 30 Mar 2005 by blvdgirl »
are contemplating purchasing "Save Toby" merchandise.Colin and his friend Oliver..... , posted 12 May 2006 by insectaturk »
are both experiencing bouts of nostalgia mixed with loathing. This causes Colin to google the names of everyone he's ever met and it causes Oliver to sleep a lot and, when he's awake, to cook until he feels better.Colin and his friend Oliver..... , posted 12 May 2006 by insectaturk »
are the two newest members of the Voices in my Head Club.