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Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0077662158
book Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan cover

Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0077662158
Exercise 49
Underline the fragment in each of the following items. Then make it a sentence by rewriting it, using the method described in parentheses.
EXAMPLE
My mother likes watching daytime television shows. Especially old movies and soap operas. She says that daytime television is less violent.
(Add the fragment to the preceding sentence.)
My mother likes watching daytime television shows, especially old movies and soap operas.
1. Luis works evenings in a movie theater. He enjoys the fringe benefits. For example, seeing the new movies first.
(Correct the fragment by adding the subject and verb he sees.)
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2. Bob's fingernails are ragged from years of working as a mechanic. And his fingertips are always black. Like ink pads.
(Attach the fragment to the preceding sentence.)
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3. Electronic devices keep getting smaller. Such as video cameras and cell phones. Some are so tiny they look like toys.
(Correct the fragment by inserting it in the preceding sentence.)
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