Chapter 142. Exercise G5-4

142.1 Section Title

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Exercise G5-4
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The sentences in this exercise are all taken from one paragraph about the Beatles. The following is the first sentence in the paragraph: "The word Beatles entered the world’s vocabulary in 1962 and became synonymous with the music of the baby boomer generation."

Identify each word group below as a sentence or a fragment.

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Example

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Correct. This word group is a sentence. It opens with a subordinate clause but contains an independent clause (the Beatles played at a Liverpool club called the Cavern). For more help, see section G5.
Sorry. This word group is a sentence. Although the sentence opens with a subordinate clause beginning with Before, the second part of the sentence (the Beatles played . . . ) is an independent clause. For more help, see section G5.
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Correct. This word group is a subordinate clause. A good way to fix this fragment is to attach it to the preceding sentence with a comma: Before they toured America and became world famous, the Beatles played at a Liverpool club called the Cavern, where they hung out together, played night and day, and attracted many fans. For more help, see section G5.
Sorry. This word group is a subordinate clause. A good way to fix this fragment is to attach it to the preceding sentence with a comma: Before they toured America and became world famous, the Beatles played at a Liverpool club called the Cavern, where they hung out together, played night and day, and attracted many fans. For more help, see section G5.
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Correct. This word group is a sentence. For more help, see section G5.
Sorry. This word group is a sentence. It has a subject and a verb (jockey called), and it is an independent, not a subordinate, clause. For more help, see section G5.
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Correct. This is a sentence: an independent clause (A local music critic . . . turned them into . . . ) that includes a subordinate clause (who became their manager). For more help, see section G5.
Sorry. This is a sentence: an independent clause (A local music critic . . . turned them into . . . ) that includes a subordinate clause (who became their manager). For more help, see section G5.
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Correct. This word group is a fragment because it lacks a subject. A good way to fix the fragment is to add a subject: He also promoted them, arranged club dates for them, and badgered record companies for them. For more help, see section G5.
Sorry. This word group is a fragment because it lacks a subject. A good way to fix the fragment is to add a subject: He also promoted them, arranged club dates for them, and badgered record companies for them. For more help, see section G5.
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Correct. This word group is a sentence. It opens with a subordinate clause, but it contains an independent clause. For more help, see section G5.
Sorry. This word group is a sentence. Although it opens with a subordinate clause beginning with When, the second part of the sentence (everyone wanted . . . ) is an independent clause. For more help, see section G5.
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Correct. This is a fragmented list. A good way to fix it is to attach it to the preceding sentence with a colon: When the Beatles were introduced in America, everyone wanted copies of the original singles: “Love Me Do,” “Please Please Me,” and “From Me to You.” For more help, see section G5.
Sorry. This is a fragmented list. A good way to fix it is to attach it to the preceding sentence with a colon: When the Beatles were introduced in America, everyone wanted copies of the original singles: “Love Me Do,” “Please Please Me,” and “From Me to You.” For more help, see section G5.
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Correct. This word group is a sentence: an independent clause (Crowds of screaming teenagers surrounded the Beatles . . . ) that includes a subordinate clause (wherever they went). For more help, see section G5.
Sorry. This word group is a sentence: an independent clause (Crowds of screaming teenagers surrounded the Beatles . . . ) that includes a subordinate clause (wherever they went). For more help, see section G5.
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Correct. This word group is a fragment. It consists of a participial phrase that needs to be attached to something. Here is a good way to fix the fragment: Crowds of screaming teenagers, determined to touch one or more of these famous music makers, surrounded the Beatles wherever they went. For more help, see section G5.
Sorry. This word group is a fragment. It consists of a participial phrase that needs to be attached to something. Here is a good way to fix the fragment: Crowds of screaming teenagers, determined to touch one or more of these famous music makers, surrounded the Beatles wherever they went. For more help, see section G5.
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Correct. This word group is a sentence: two independent clauses joined with a colon. For more help, see section G5.
Sorry. This word group is a sentence. It consists of two independent clauses joined with a colon. For more help, see section G5.
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