FRAGMENTS THIS IS A TYPED ASSIGNMENT

FRAGMENTS: THIS IS A TYPED ASSIGNMENT

Read the entire document and complete the following exercises. TYPE the corrected version of each sentence + follow the instructions in the handout.

Exercise 11.1 Example ? before correction: "Because he hesitated when he saw me" Example ? Revised: Because he hesitated when he saw me, I knew that he did not remember me.

Exercise 11.2 Original: Plain cakes taste better. I think that I will cook one tomorrow. When ice cream and strawberries are added. Solution: Plain cakes taste better when ice cream and strawberries are added. Solution: When ice cream and strawberries are added, plain cakes taste better.

Exercise 11.3 Original: "Heather enjoys attending classes. Especially her chemistry class. She is the first person in class." (Add the fragment to the preceding sentence.) Correction: Heather enjoys attending college classes, especially her chemistry class.

Exercise 11.4 Original: "Hannah watched from the rear-view window. Not seeing the policeman. He parked his car behind her and gave her a ticket." (Add a subject and change the ?ing verb part to the correct form of the verb.) Correction: She did not see the policeman.

Exercise 11.5: Original: "To impress his peers. David bought the most expensive tennis shoes in the store. Later, he regretted being so foolish." Correction: To impress his peers, David bought the most expensive tennis shoes in the store.

Exercise 11.7: Choose between a) and b) and then type the (entire) sentence with the correction. Original: "After I finish installing the sprinkler system.... a) I will landscape the yard b) circle the colors" Correction: After I finish installing the sprinkler system, I will landscape the yard.

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