EXERCISE 19–7 Sentence fragments
EXERCISE 19–7Sentence fragments
Repair any fragment by attaching it to a nearby sentence or by rewriting it as a complete sentence. If a word group is correct, do not change it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time.
The purpose of having good manners is to make people feel comfortable. And to avoid hurting their feelings.
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Suggested revision: The purpose of having good manners is to make people feel comfortable and to avoid hurting their feelings. For more help, see section 19.
EXERCISE 19–7 Sentence fragments - Repair any fragment by attaching it to a nearby sentence or by rewriting it as a complete sentence. If a word group is correct, do not change it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - The purpose of having good manners is to make people feel comfortable. And to avoid hurting their feelings.
Good manners are defined differently in different places. For example, in some cultures diners burp to show their appreciation, but in other cultures a person who burps is expected to say “Excuse me.”
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Suggested revision: No change. Both word groups are complete sentences. For more help, see section 19.
EXERCISE 19–7 Sentence fragments - Repair any fragment by attaching it to a nearby sentence or by rewriting it as a complete sentence. If a word group is correct, do not change it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - Good manners are defined differently in different places. For example, in some cultures diners burp to show their appreciation, but in other cultures a person who burps is expected to say “Excuse me.”
Rules of etiquette also change over time. Because cultures are constantly evolving.
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Suggested revision: Rules of etiquette also change over time because cultures are constantly evolving. For more help, see section 19.
EXERCISE 19–7 Sentence fragments - Repair any fragment by attaching it to a nearby sentence or by rewriting it as a complete sentence. If a word group is correct, do not change it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - Rules of etiquette also change over time. Because cultures are constantly evolving.
In the United States a hundred years ago, etiquette books devoted long passages to hats. Explaining when hats should be worn and, especially, when they should be removed.
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Suggested revision: In the United States a hundred years ago, etiquette books devoted long passages to hats, explaining when hats should be worn and, especially, when they should be removed. For more help, see section 19.
EXERCISE 19–7 Sentence fragments - Repair any fragment by attaching it to a nearby sentence or by rewriting it as a complete sentence. If a word group is correct, do not change it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - In the United States a hundred years ago, etiquette books devoted long passages to hats. Explaining when hats should be worn and, especially, when they should be removed.
Emily Post wrote a popular book on manners in 1922. In it, she noted that “a gentleman does not keep his hat on in the presence of ladies in a house.”
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Suggested revision: No change. Both word groups are complete sentences. For more help, see section 19.
EXERCISE 19–7 Sentence fragments - Repair any fragment by attaching it to a nearby sentence or by rewriting it as a complete sentence. If a word group is correct, do not change it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - Emily Post wrote a popular book on manners in 1922. In it, she noted that “a gentleman does not keep his hat on in the presence of ladies in a house.”
This rule and many similar ones are little known or are generally ignored today. Even by the few men who still wear hats.
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Suggested revision: This rule and many similar ones are little known or are generally ignored today, even by the few men who still wear hats. For more help, see section 19.
EXERCISE 19–7 Sentence fragments - Repair any fragment by attaching it to a nearby sentence or by rewriting it as a complete sentence. If a word group is correct, do not change it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - This rule and many similar ones are little known or are generally ignored today. Even by the few men who still wear hats.
In Emily Post’s day, one gesture that was almost always considered rude was pointing at someone. Which implied that the pointer was accusing the other person of some misbehavior.
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Suggested revision: In Emily Post’s day, one gesture that was almost always considered rude was pointing at someone. The gesture implied that the pointer was accusing the other person of some misbehavior. For more help, see section 19.
EXERCISE 19–7 Sentence fragments - Repair any fragment by attaching it to a nearby sentence or by rewriting it as a complete sentence. If a word group is correct, do not change it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - In Emily Post’s day, one gesture that was almost always considered rude was pointing at someone. Which implied that the pointer was accusing the other person of some misbehavior.
When teaching their children manners, few parents today are likely to insist that pointing is always rude. At least in American culture.
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Suggested revision: When teaching their children manners, few parents today are likely to insist that pointing is always rude, at least in American culture. For more help, see section 19.
EXERCISE 19–7 Sentence fragments - Repair any fragment by attaching it to a nearby sentence or by rewriting it as a complete sentence. If a word group is correct, do not change it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - When teaching their children manners, few parents today are likely to insist that pointing is always rude. At least in American culture.
Pointing at others to ridicule them still makes a person look impolite. However, many people now point at friends and acquaintances as an informal way of indicating approval or saying hello.
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Suggested revision: No change. Both word groups are complete sentences. For more help, see section 19.
EXERCISE 19–7 Sentence fragments - Repair any fragment by attaching it to a nearby sentence or by rewriting it as a complete sentence. If a word group is correct, do not change it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - Pointing at others to ridicule them still makes a person look impolite. However, many people now point at friends and acquaintances as an informal way of indicating approval or saying hello.
Today’s etiquette experts, such as advice columnist Miss Manners, make Emily Post seem quaintly old-fashioned. But half a century from now may seem quaint themselves.
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Suggested revision: Today’s etiquette experts, such as advice columnist Miss Manners, make Emily Post seem quaintly old-fashioned, but half a century from now they may seem quaint themselves. For more help, see section 19.
EXERCISE 19–7 Sentence fragments - Repair any fragment by attaching it to a nearby sentence or by rewriting it as a complete sentence. If a word group is correct, do not change it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - Today’s etiquette experts, such as advice columnist Miss Manners, make Emily Post seem quaintly old-fashioned. But half a century from now may seem quaint themselves.