Some of these sentances are really a mess and Grammar is not my strong point. How would I write them correctly and please explain why?
1.The goose bit the mailman on the leg.
2.With five gallons of gas.
3.Because the store was closed.
4.For the seventh time.
5.The rainbow stretched across the sky from the ice cream truck to the house down the lane.
6.Between the sixth and seventh floors of the building in the stairwell over in the corner.
7.Since I started taking college classes.
8.She drove the car right into the garage.
9.When the garage door was closed.
10.Friday nights at the diner were always busy, I prefer the activity.
Numbers 1, 5, and 8 are correct.
Numbers 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 9 are not complete sentences. Numbers 2, 4, 6 do not have subjects or verbs. To correct them, you need to add a subject and verb to each. The others are incomplete because they are subordinate (dependent) clauses. For example, you need to add the consequences of the store being closed -- perhaps -- Because the store was closed, I couldn't get a cartridge to finish printing my paper.
Number 10 is a run-on sentence, also known as a comma splice. You have two independent clauses that need to be separated by a period or a semi-colon.
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1. The goose bit the mailman on the leg. - This sentence is already correct. The subject ("The goose") performs the action ("bit") on the object ("the mailman") and specifies where ("on the leg").
2. With five gallons of gas. - This is a prepositional phrase and does not form a complete sentence. It lacks a subject and a verb. To make it a complete sentence, you could say "I filled up the car with five gallons of gas."
3. Because the store was closed. - This is a dependent clause and cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. It provides a reason but does not have a main clause. To make it a complete sentence, you could say "I couldn't go shopping because the store was closed."
4. For the seventh time. - This is a prepositional phrase and does not form a complete sentence. It lacks a subject and a verb. To make it a complete sentence, you could say "He arrived late for the seventh time."
5. The rainbow stretched across the sky from the ice cream truck to the house down the lane. - This sentence is already correct. It has a subject ("The rainbow") and a verb ("stretched") and provides details about where ("across the sky") and to where ("from the ice cream truck to the house down the lane").
6. Between the sixth and seventh floors of the building in the stairwell over in the corner. - This is a prepositional phrase and does not form a complete sentence. It lacks a subject and a verb. To make it a complete sentence, you could say "The lost keys were found between the sixth and seventh floors of the building in the stairwell over in the corner."
7. Since I started taking college classes. - This is a dependent clause and cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. It provides a time reference but does not have a main clause. To make it a complete sentence, you could say "I have become more knowledgeable since I started taking college classes."
8. She drove the car right into the garage. - This sentence is already correct. It has a subject ("She"), a verb ("drove"), and an object ("the car"), and specifies where ("into the garage").
9. When the garage door was closed. - This is a dependent clause and cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. It provides a time reference but does not have a main clause. To make it a complete sentence, you could say "I couldn't enter the garage when the door was closed."
10. Friday nights at the diner were always busy, I prefer the activity. - This is a run-on sentence or comma splice. It is made up of two independent clauses ("Friday nights at the diner were always busy" and "I prefer the activity") that should be separated by a period or a conjunction. To correct it, you could say "Friday nights at the diner were always busy. I prefer the activity."
1. The goose bit the mailman on the leg.
This sentence is already correct. It has a subject ("goose") and a verb ("bit") and it is a complete sentence that expresses an action.
2. With five gallons of gas.
This is not a complete sentence because it does not have a subject or a verb. To make it a complete sentence, you could say "He filled the car with five gallons of gas." Here, "he" is the subject and "filled" is the verb.
3. Because the store was closed.
This is not a complete sentence because it is a dependent clause. It does not express a complete thought. To make it a complete sentence, you could say "I couldn't go shopping because the store was closed." In this case, "I" is the subject and "couldn't go" is the verb phrase.
4. For the seventh time.
Similar to the previous sentence, this is also a dependent clause and not a complete sentence. To make it a complete sentence, you could say "He failed the test for the seventh time." Here, "he" is the subject and "failed" is the verb.
5. The rainbow stretched across the sky from the ice cream truck to the house down the lane.
This sentence is already correct. It has a subject ("rainbow") and a verb ("stretched"), and it expresses an action.
6. Between the sixth and seventh floors of the building in the stairwell over in the corner.
Similar to previous examples, this is not a complete sentence because it lacks a subject and a verb. To make it a complete sentence, you could say "They found a hidden treasure between the sixth and seventh floors of the building in the stairwell over in the corner." Here, "they" is the subject and "found" is the verb.
7. Since I started taking college classes.
Like sentence 3, this is a dependent clause and not a complete sentence. To make it complete, you could say "I have gained a lot of knowledge since I started taking college classes." Here, "I" is the subject and "have gained" is the verb phrase.
8. She drove the car right into the garage.
This sentence is already correct. It has a subject ("she") and a verb ("drove"), and it expresses an action.
9. When the garage door was closed.
Similar to sentences 3 and 7, this is a dependent clause and not a complete sentence. To make it a complete sentence, you could say "I couldn't park my car when the garage door was closed." Here, "I" is the subject and "couldn't park" is the verb phrase.
10. Friday nights at the diner were always busy, I prefer the activity.
This is a run-on sentence or a comma splice. It combines two independent clauses ("Friday nights at the diner were always busy" and "I prefer the activity") without proper punctuation. To correct it, you could use a period to separate the two clauses: "Friday nights at the diner were always busy. I prefer the activity." Alternatively, you could use a semicolon: "Friday nights at the diner were always busy; I prefer the activity." Both options create two separate sentences.