The following passage contains eight fragments. Underline each fragment. Then

rewrite it correctly on the lines below.

Note To help you recognize and correct fragments, explanations are given for half
of the items.

The game of Monopoly was created by Charles Darrow. After he had lost his job during
the Great Depression. Remembering family vacations at the seashore. He wrote Atlantic City
street names on the kitchen oilcloth and added splashes of color to them. Then he typed up
title deeds. And cut tiny houses and hotels from scraps of wood. He invented a game that his
family played every night. Using buttons for play money. Soon friends were playing, too. And
wanted to buy their own games. Darrow made more sets of his game. Which he sold for $2.50
apiece. He presented his game to Parker Brothers, but the company wouldn’t buy it. Because
the executives didn’t think it would be popular. They changed their minds after 5,000 games
had been sold. Darrow soon became a millionaire. Today an estimated 250,000,000 Monopoly
games have been sold. The game is available in 103 countries. Also in 37 languages.

1. The game of Monopoly was created by Charles Darrow after he had lost his job during
the Great Depression.
After he had lost his job during the Great Depression is a dependent-word
fragment. Adding it to the sentence it explains will complete its meaning.
2. Remembering family vacations at the seashore, he wrote Atlantic City street names on the kitchen oilcloth and added splashes of color to them.
3. Then he typed up title deeds and cut tiny houses and hotels from scraps of wood.______
And cut tiny houses and hotels from scraps of wood needs a subject. It can be
added to the previous sentence.
4. He invented a game that his family played every night using buttons for play money.___
5. Soon friends were playing, too and wanted to buy their own games._________________
And wanted to buy their own games needs a subject. It can be added to the previous
sentence.
6. Darrow made more sets of his game which he sold for $2.50 apiece.________________
7. He presented his game to Parker Brothers, but the company wouldn’t buy it because the executives didn’t think it would be popular.______________________________________
Because the executives didn’t think it would be popular is a dependent-word fragment.
Adding it to the preceding sentence will complete its meaning.
8. The game is available in 103 countries, also in 37 languages._______________________

The game of Monopoly was created by Charles Darrow. After he had lost his job during

the Great Depression. Remembering family vacations at the seashore. He wrote Atlantic City
street names on the kitchen oilcloth and added splashes of color to them. Then he typed up
title deeds. And cut tiny houses and hotels from scraps of wood. He invented a game that his
family played every night. Using buttons for play money. Soon friends were playing, too. And
wanted to buy their own games
. Darrow made more sets of his game. Which he sold for $2.50
apiece
. He presented his game to Parker Brothers, but the company wouldn’t buy it. Because
the executives didn’t think it would be popular
. They changed their minds after 5,000 games
had been sold. Darrow soon became a millionaire. Today an estimated 250,000,000 Monopoly
games have been sold. The game is available in 103 countries. Also in 37 languages.

The fragments are underlined above.

If you rewrite each one, making it a complete sentence, or attaching it correctly to the sentence before or after it, someone here will correct your work.

1. The game of Monopoly was created by Charles Darrow after he had lost his job during

the Great Depression.
2. Remembering family vacations at the seashore, he wrote Atlantic City street names on the kitchen oilcloth and added splashes of color to them.
3. Then he typed up title deeds and cut tiny houses and hotels from scraps of wood.______
4. He invented a game that his family played every night using buttons for play money.___
5. Soon friends were playing, too and wanted to buy their own games.
6. Darrow made more sets of his game which he sold for $2.50 apiece.
7. He presented his game to Parker Brothers, but the company wouldn’t buy it because the executives didn’t think it would be popular
8. The game is available in 103 countries, also in 37 languages.__

Nice work.

There’s a comma missing in #5. Do you see where? Other than that, you’ve done really well.

I only see where only one comma would go but this would be a great lesson. Thank you for your help.

5. Soon friends were playing, too and wanted to buy their own games.

There should be 2 commas — 1before and 1 after “too” when it’s in the middle of a sentence.

You’re welcome. =)

The game of Monopoly was created by Charles Darrow after he had lost his job during the Great Depression.

2. Remembering family vacations at the seashore, he wrote Atlantic City street names on the kitchen oilcloth and added splashes of color to them.

3. Then he typed up title deeds and cut tiny houses and hotels from scraps of wood. (And cut tiny houses and hotels from scraps of wood needs a subject. It can be added to the previous sentence.)

4. He invented a game that his family played every night using buttons for play money.

5. Soon friends were playing, too and wanted to buy their own games. (And wanted to buy their own games needs a subject. It can be added to the previous sentence.)

6. Darrow made more sets of his game which he sold for $2.50 apiece.

7. He presented his game to Parker Brothers, but the company wouldn’t buy it because the executives didn’t think it would be popular. (Because the executives didn’t think it would be popular is a dependent-word fragment. Adding it to the preceding sentence will complete its meaning.)

8. The game is available in 103 countries, also in 37 languages.