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106 Week3&4 Writing
106 Week3&4 Writing
An independent clause
Ex : Some students work part-time.
Because some students work part-time. A dependent clause
OBJECT
SENTENCE FRAGMENTS answers P2
1. F : The desire of all humankind is to live in peace and freedom, for
example.
2. F : Second, it is a fact that men are physically stonger than women.
3. F : The best movie that I saw last year was Avatar.
4. Complete
5. Complete
6. F : Although people want to believe that all men are created equal, it is
not true.
7. Complete
8. F : Many of my friends who did not have the opportunity to goto college
are unhappy.
SENTENCE FRAGMENTS
9. F : Working during the morning and attending classes during the
afternoon doesnt leave much time for fun.
10. F : Because I dont feel taht grades in college have any value, I do not
worry if I get a bad grade.
11. F : a tsunami that occured in the Indian Ocean in December 2004 killed
more than 200000 people.
12. Complete
13. F : This was more than twice the total explosive energy used during all of
WW2, including two atomic bombs, according to one expert.
14. F : there is evidence that waves reached a heigh of 80 feet ( 24m) when
coming ashore along the coastline and rose to 100 feet ( 30m) in some
areas when travelling inland.
SENTENCE FRAGMENTS answers P2
P1: Believing that they are far better drivers than women.
Correct: Believing that they are far better drivers than women , men
consider women drivers incompetent, inattentive, and even
dangerous.
SENTENCE FRAGMENTS answers P2
P2: For example, insurance rates.
Also, the greater percentage of accidents involving
deaths caused by men.
Although women are criticised to for being too
cautious.
Correct: For example, insurance rates for women are 20% than they
are for men.
Also, the greater percentage of accidents involving deaths are
caused by men.
Although women are criticised to for being too cautious , they
are really just being safe drivers.
SENTENCE FRAGMENTS answers P2
P3 : On the one hand, women drivers who regard the
automobile as a convenience.
Like a washing machine.
Using it as a weapon when they feel particularly aggressive.
Or using it as a stratus symbol.
Correct:On the one hand, women drivers who regard the automobile
as a convenience like a washing machine. On the other hand, men
regard the automobile as an extension of their egos, using it as a
weapon when they feel particularly aggressive or using it as a stratus
symbol.
SENTENCE FRAGMENTS answers P2
P4 : Because of their attitude.
If they adopt the attitude that an automobile is merely a convenience.
Correct: All in all , women are safer drivers because of theri attitude.
Men can learn to become safe drivers if they adopt the attitude that
an automobile is merely a convenience.
RUN-ON SENTENCES
Run-on sentence is a sentence in which two or
more independent clauses are written one after
another with no punctuation.
2. Add a semicolon ( ; ) :
My family went to Australia; then they emigrated to Canada.
RUN-ON SENTENCES
There are various ways to correct a Run-on :
3. Add a coordinator :
My family went to Australia, and then they emigrated to
Canada.
2. Add a subordinator :
My family went to Australia before they emigrated to Canada.
After my family went to Australia, they emigrated to Canada.
COMMA SPLICE
When 2 independent clauses are incorrectly joined by a comma
without a coordinating conjuction , COMMA SPLICE, a kind of
error, occurs
a. Add a period :
A newly arrived international student faces several challanges. For example, he or
she has to cope with a new culture .
b. Add a semicolon :
A newly arrived international student faces several challanges; for example, he or
she has to cope with a new culture .
RUN-ON SENTENCES - answers
New York city is very cosmopolitan, people from many cultures and
ethnic groups live there.
a. Add a period :
New York city is very cosmopolitan. People from many cultures and ethnic groups
live there.
b. Add a semicolon :
New York city is very cosmopolitan; people from many cultures and ethnic groups
live there.
c. Add a subordinator :
New York city is very cosmopolitan because people from many cultures and ethnic
groups live there.
d. Add a coordinator :
New York city is very cosmopolitan, for people from many cultures and ethnic
groups live there.
RUN-ON SENTENCES - answers
Learning a new language is like learning to swim it takes a lot of practice.
Add a coordinator :
Learning a new language is like learning to swim, for it takes a lot of practice.
Ask for assistance at the reference desk in the library, a librarian is always on duty.
Add a semicolon :
Ask for assistance at the reference desk in the library; a librarian is always on duty.
Skiing is a dangerous sport you can easily break your leg or your neck.
Add a subordinator :
Becasue skiing is a dangerous sport, you can easily break your leg or your neck.
RUN-ON SENTENCES - answers
PART B:
1. RO
2. RO
3. CORRECT
4. RO
5. CORRECT
6. CORRECT
7. RO
8. COMMA SPLICE
9. COMMA SPLICE
10. CORRECT
11. COMMA SPLICE
CHAPTER 3
NOUN
CLAUSES
NOUN CLAUSES
A NOUN CLAUSE is a dependent clause that functions as a noun.