
Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan
Edition 2ISBN: 978-0077662158
Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan
Edition 2ISBN: 978-0077662158 Exercise 65
Underline the missing-subject fragment in each item. Then rewrite that part of the item needed to correct the fragment. Use one of the two methods of correction described above.
1. Every other day, Kara runs two miles. Then does fifty sit-ups. She hasn't lost weight, but she looks trimmer and more muscular.
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2. I like all kinds of fresh pizza. But refuse to eat frozen pizza. The sauce is always dried out, and the crust tastes like leather.
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3. Many people are allergic to seafood. They break out in hives when they eat it. And can even have trouble breathing.
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4. To distract me, the dentist tugged at a corner of my mouth. Then jabbed a needle into my gums and injected a painkiller. I hardly felt it.
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5. Last semester, I took six courses. And worked part-time in a discount drugstore. Now that the term is all over, I don't know how I did it.
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1. Every other day, Kara runs two miles. Then does fifty sit-ups. She hasn't lost weight, but she looks trimmer and more muscular.
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2. I like all kinds of fresh pizza. But refuse to eat frozen pizza. The sauce is always dried out, and the crust tastes like leather.
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3. Many people are allergic to seafood. They break out in hives when they eat it. And can even have trouble breathing.
____________________________________________
4. To distract me, the dentist tugged at a corner of my mouth. Then jabbed a needle into my gums and injected a painkiller. I hardly felt it.
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5. Last semester, I took six courses. And worked part-time in a discount drugstore. Now that the term is all over, I don't know how I did it.
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Explanation
Missing-Subject Fragments (403-404)
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