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In each pair, choose the option that does not contain a fragment.

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◯ The panther lay motionless behind the rock, waiting silently for its prey.
◯ The panther lay motionless behind the rock. Waiting silently for its prey.
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◯ Aunt Mina always wants us to play her favorite games. Cat’s cradle, Uno, mancala, and even four square.
◯ Aunt Mina always wants us to play her favorite games: cat’s cradle, Uno, mancala, and even four square.
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◯ With machetes, the explorers cut their way through the tall grasses to the edge of the canyon. Then they began to lay out the tapes for the survey.
◯ With machetes, the explorers cut their way through the tall grasses to the edge of the canyon. Laying out the tapes for the survey.
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◯ The owners of the online grocery store rented a warehouse in the Market district. An area catering to small businesses.
◯ The owners of the online grocery store rented a warehouse in the Market district, an area catering to small businesses.
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◯ If a customer places an online order by 8:00 p.m., the merchant guarantees that it is processed by midnight. And that it is in the customer’s hands by 10:00 a.m.
◯ If a customer places an online order by 8:00 p.m., the merchant guarantees that it is processed by midnight and that it is in the customer’s hands by 10:00 a.m.
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