Half of the following word groups are complete sentences. The other half contain fragments. Correct the fragments, and mark the complete sentences “OK.”
1) When Ringo Starr was six, a burst appendix put him in the hospital for a whole year. Because of problems the rupture caused.
Answer: When Ringo Starr was six, a burst appendix put him in the hospital for a whole year because of problems the rupture caused.
2: His doctors had to perform several operations; Ringo could not attend school at all that year.
Answer: His doctors had to perform several operations. Ringo could not attend school at all that year.
3) His babysitter taught him to read and write, so he did not fall too far behind in his schoolwork
aNSWER: oK
Answer:
2. The sentence is o.k. as it was; however, your correction is also correct.
The other two are right.