Homework+Professional Resume for Nursing School+Letter of Intent
Fragments 1 Practice 2
Underline the dependent-word fragment in each of the following items. Then correct it in the space provided.
1. Because we have smoke detectors. We survived the fire.
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2. The kitchen looked like new. After we painted it.
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3. My sister is always out of money. Although she has a good job.
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4. Before the game even started. I could tell team morale was low.
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5. I wouldnt date him again. If he begged me on his knees.
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6. Our car is making a chugging noise. Which sounds ominous.
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7. Young elephants stay with their mothers. Until they are about sixteen years old.
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8. After this rain stops. The children can play outside.
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9. A crowd showed up to meet the author. Who had written a best-selling novel at
the age of nineteen.
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10. Until the tornado warning ended. Everyone stayed in the basement.
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