Exercise 1 Read the sentences about my math class.

Draw one line under the subjects and two lines

under the verbs. Hint: Some sentences have more than one subject and verb. The first
one has been done for you.

1. My math class is from 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. every day.

2. Our class meets in Room 218.

3. The name of the building is Margaret Cook Hall.

4. Students like Room 218.

5. Room 218 has 50 deks in it, and two long blackboards are on the walls.

*fragment: a piece or part of something, incomplete

6. Every weekday morning I wake up at 6:30 a.m., take a shower, and then eat my
breakfast before I go to my math class.

7. Students are often tired in early morning classes, but you won’t see any sleepy or
bored faces in this class.

8. In fact, if you want a good seat in this class, you have to arrive early.

9. I don’t think that anyone arrives late to this class.

10. The math teacher’s name is Dr. Wilson.

11. The name of the book that we use in this class is “Mathematics for Today.”

12. Like most of my classmates, I truly enjoy this class because the teacher is so good.

13. I have never liked math very much , but I like this class with Dr. Wilson.
Exercise 2 Read the conversation between two friends who run into* each other. Draw one line under
the subjects and two lines under the verbs. Hint: Some sentences have more than one
verb. The first one has been done for you.

Alfredo: Hi, Barbara. How are you?

Barbara: Hey, Alfredo. I’m doing fine. I haven’t seen you in a long time.

Alfredo: I know. My job takes so much of my time these days.

Barbara: Where do you work?

Alfredo: I’m a realtor. I work at Palm Property.

Barbara: That’s right. I knew that! How are your parents?

Alfredo: They are doing well. My mom is helping my brother with his new house, and

my dad is still working at the bank.

Barbara: Well, I hope to see them again. Maybe your family can come to my house for

dinner one night. How does that sound?

Alfredo: Well, I will talk to them about it, and then I can call you.

Barbara: Great. I’m so glad that we ran into* each other. Take care.

Alfredo: Thanks, Barbara. See you.

Exercise 3 Read the sentences about mathematics. Draw one line under the subjects and two lines
under the verbs. If a sentences does not have a subject and a verb, write fragmenton the
line to the left. Then add a subject or a verb that makes sense. Be sure to add your new
verb in the correct place. The first two have been done for you.

+ = + =

1. In math, fractions are parts of a number.

are
2. For example, and fractions.

3. Examples of whole numbers are 4, 14, and 40.

4. Are the opposite of fractions.

5. We call the bottom number of a fraction the denominator.

6. The numerator is the top number of a fraction.

7. In the fraction , 3 is the numerator, and 4 is the denominator.

8. If you want to add two fractions, they must the same

denominator.

9. The problem “ + ” is a little difficult because the

denominators of the fractions different.

10. Write an original sentence about fractions. Underline the subject once and the verb

twice.
Exercise 4 Read the sentences about learning English. Draw one line under the subjects and two
lines under the verbs. If a sentence does not have a subject and a verb, write fragment on
the line to the left. Then add a subject or a verb that makes sense. Be sure to add your
new verb in the correct place. The first two have been done for you.

1. For some people, English is a difficult language.

2. For other people, English not very difficult.

3. For these people, is very easy.

4. Some parts of English more difficult than others.

5. For example, spelling and pronunciation in English are difficult.

6. In English, there many different pronunciations for one letter.

7. As a result, I can’t English words very well.

8. You can spell the same sound in two or three ways.

9. Sometimes you write ai as in rain, and other times you ay as in

Ray.

10. Write an original sentence about learning English. Underline the subject once and the

verb twice.
Exercise 5 Read the sentences about cooking. Draw one line under the subjects and two lines under
the verbs. If a sentence does not have a subject and a verb, write fragment on the line to
the left. Then add a subject or a verb that makes sense. Be sure to add your new verb in
the correct place. Remember that some sentences contain more than one subject and
more than one verb. The first one has been done for you.

1. I enjoy cooking because it relaxes me.

2. Of course some things are hard to cook, but many common dishes

easy to prepare.

3. My favorite food scrambled eggs.

4. When you cook scrambled eggs, you

eggs, butter, and a little salt.

5. You can onions or green peppers in

egg dishes if you like vegetables.

6. The truth is that the exact list of

ingredients is up to you.

7. Another one of my favorite breakfast dishes is pancakes.

8. Cooking pancakes a little more difficult than cooking eggs.

9. If you want to make great pancakes, consult a cookbook for a

variety oif delicious recipes.

10. Write an original sentence about cooking breakfast. Underline the subject ionce and
the verb twice.
Exercise 6 Read the sentences about British Columbia. Draw one line under the subjects and two
lines under the verb. If a sentence does not have a subject and a verb, write fragment on
the line to left. Then add a subject or a verb that makes sense. Be sure to add your new
verb in the correct place. The first one has been done for you.

1. Where is British

Columbia?

2. How much information

do you know about this

great Canadian province?

3. The province of British

Columbia is located in the western part of Canada.

4. The Pacific Ocean is to the west of British Columbia, and the

province of Alberta to the east.

5. The U.S. state of Washington lies to the south, and the Yukon

Territory and the Northwest Territories are to the north.

6. This province of Canada features some of the most beautiful natural

scenery in the world.

7. For example, are mountains and lakes with beautiful green forests.

8. Approximately 4,100,000 people in British Columbia.

9. Victoria is the capital of British Columbia.

10. Many people in Britsh Columbia because the weather is mild.

11. Unlike the rest of Canada, British Columbia mild weather.

12. Write an original sentence about British Columbia. Underline the subject once and

the verb twice.

Exercise 7 Choose a topic that you like. Then write six sentences about that topic. Draw two lines
under the verbs in your sentences.

Topic: