Grammar and Language Workbook

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Alicia has a new computer. It very powerful.
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Helen is a photographer. She is becoming well-known for her work.
Alicia has a new computer. It is very powerful.
Make a complete sentence by adding a complete verb or a helping verb. 

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Fragment that is a subordinate clause
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Akira repaired the old boat. Because it was beautiful.
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Jennifer has two race car magazines. Which she bought at the store.
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OLUTION
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Akira repaired the old boat because it was beautiful.
Jennifer has two race car magazines, which she bought at the store.
Combine the fragment with another sentence.
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OLUTION
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Akira repaired the old boat. It was beautiful.
Jennifer has two race car magazines. She bought them at the store.
Make the fragment a complete sentence by removing the subordinating
conjunction or the relative pronoun and adding a subject or other words
necessary to make a complete thought.
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Fragment that lacks both subject and verb
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The soft rustle of the trees makes me sleepy. In the afternoon.
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The next morning. We talked about our adventure.
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The soft rustle of the trees makes me sleepy in the afternoon.
The next morning, we talked about our adventure.
Make the fragment part of a sentence.
More help in avoiding sentence
fragments is available in Lesson 30.