Homework Help Forum: Grammar and Composition

Posted by y912f on Friday, October 16, 2009 at 5:05pm.

1. After the blizzard subsided. a. sentence structure is correct b. fragment--put a comma after "subsided" and finish the sentence c. fragment--eliminate the word "after" and you have a complete sentence d. both B & C D 2. This English project requires several hours of work everyday, my English skills are improving. a. Run-on -- replace the comma with a semicolon to make a complete sentence b. run-on -- add the word "and" after the comma to make a complete sentence c. run-on -- replace the comma with a period and capitalize the "M" in my to make a complete sentence d. all of the above are suggestions to fix the run-on i'm not sure. D? 3. Marcus O'Neil really wants a job at Ohio State, he is very excited about returning to the college where he graduated. a. sentence structure is correct b. run on-change the comma to a period and start a new sentence c. run-on -- eliminate the comma d. both B&C i know it's not c or d...i'm not sure what it is 4. After the Christmas holdiay and during the first few weeks of January. a. sentence structure is correct b. fragment--put a comma after January and finish the sentence c. run-on -- put a comma after holiday d. none of the above apply B

• Grammar and Composition - Ms. Sue, Friday, October 16, 2009 at 5:11pm

  2. D is correct, but B. is the best way to fix the sentence. 3. As you've posted them, B is the only possible answer. 1 and 4 are correct.

  
  

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