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Correcting Fragments

The following word groups are fragments. Identify the answer choice that turns the fragment into the best complete sentence.

For help with this exercise, see Chapter 22 of Focus on Reading and Writing.

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In plenty of time for dinner.
A. The guests arrived in plenty of time for dinner.
B. In plenty of time for dinner, the guests arrived.
C. The guests arrived of time.
D. The guests arrived in time of dinner.
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A tune most people know.
A. “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” A tune.
B. “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” is a tune most people know.
C. A tune most people know like “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”
D. A tune most people know “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”
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Without any fear at all.
A. Climbing to the top of the sycamore without any fear at all.
B. Sycamore without any fear at all, climbed to the top.
C. She climbed to the top of the sycamore without any fear at all.
D. Without any fear at all, climbed to the top.
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Discovered by the police detective.
A. The murder weapon was discovered by the police detective.
B. By the police detective, the murder weapon discovered.
C. The police detective discovered by the police detective.
D. Discovered by the police detective the murder weapon.
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For example, next Sunday.
A. For example, next Sunday, I will be celebrating my birthday.
B. For example.
C. Next Sunday, for example.
D. Next Sunday.

Correcting Fragments 2

The following word groups are fragments. Identify the answer that turns the fragment into the best complete sentence.

For help with this exercise, see Chapter 22 of Focus on Reading and Writing.

Question

Owning a vacation home. Everybody’s dream.
A. Dream owning a vacation home.
B. Everybody’s dream a vacation home.
C. Everybody’s vacation home dream.
D. It is everybody’s dream to own a vacation home.
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Such as Hawaii or Florida.
A. I want a vacation home.
B. Hawaii or Florida.
C. In a tropical place, such as Hawaii or Florida.
D. I want a vacation home in a tropical place, such as Hawaii or Florida.
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Only the wealthy.
A. The wealthy.
B. Only the wealthy can afford vacation homes.
C. Not only the wealthy.
D. Can afford vacation homes only the wealthy.
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More people buying them.
A. More people are buying them.
B. More people buying with them
C. More people.
D. Buying them.
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Vacation houses good places to have parties.
A. Places to have parties.
B. Vacation houses are good places to have parties.
C. Vacation houses good.
D. Vacation houses places to have parties.

Correcting Fragments 3

The following word groups are fragments. Identify the answer that would change the fragment into a complete sentence by filling in the blank.

For help with this exercise, see Chapter 22 of Focus on Reading and Writing.

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Avalanches, which can be very dangerous, _____________.
A. have caused many accidents
B. have caused many
C. many accidents
D. have many accidents cause
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__________ any time the new snow falls on old packed layers.
A. Has happened
B. Happening
C. May happen
D. They can happen
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Anyone who has seen such a beautiful sight _______________.
A. is
B. sees
C. knows so
D. does
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Tons and tons of snow will fall because _____________.
A. earthquakes
B. it happened
C. of earthquakes
D. avalanches
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If cross-country skiers are caught in an avalanche, ____________.
A. they could hurt
B. they in great danger
C. they will danger
D. they could get seriously hurt