Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan

Exercise 25

Underline the dependent-word fragment in each item. Then rewrite the items, correcting each fragment by attaching it to the sentence that comes before or the sentence that comes after it-whichever sounds more natural. Use a comma after the dependent word group if it starts the sentence.
1. Whenever I spray deodorant. My cat arches her back. She thinks she is hearing a hissing enemy.
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2. My father, a salesman, was on the road all week. We had a great time playing football in the house. Until he came home for the weekend.
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3. If Kim takes too long saying good-bye to her boyfriend. Her father will start flicking the porch light. Then he will come out with a flashlight.
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4. Scientists are studying mummified remains. That are thousands of years old. Most of the people were killed by parasites.
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5. After I got to class. I realized my report was still on the kitchen table. I had been working there the night before.
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