Grammar and Language Workbook

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OLUTION
C
Deelra ran the hurdles in record time, but Shawna placed second.
Add a comma and a coordinating conjunction between the main
clauses.
P
ROBLEM
3
Two main clauses without a comma before the coordinating
conjunction
run-on
The robins usually arrive in the spring and they start building 
nests at once.
run-on
Emily won the scholarship last year but she decided not to 
accept it.
S
OLUTION
The robins usually arrive in the spring, and they start building nests
at once.
Emily won the scholarship last year, but she decided not to accept it.
Separate the main clauses by adding a comma before the coordinating
conjunction.
More help in avoiding run-on
sentences is available in Lesson 31.
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roubleshooter
P
ROBLEM
1
A prepositional phrase between a subject and its verb
agr
The arrangement of those colorful pictures make a vivid, exciting
combination.
agr
One of those big, gray seagulls have perched on the roof.
S
OLUTION
The arrangement of those colorful pictures makes a vivid, exciting
combination.
One of those big, gray seagulls has perched on the roof.
Make the verb agree with the subject, not with the object of the
preposition.
Lack of Subject-Verb Agreement
P
ROBLEM
2