I had to rewrite sentences so that there were no longer fragments are they correct?
1. The idea of a credit card first appeared in 1887, according to Lawrence M. Ausbel, author of “Credit Cards,” in the McGraw- Hill Encyclopedia of Economics.
2. Originally an imaginary concept in a futurist novel by Edward Bellamy, the card allowed characters to charge against future earnings.
3. Around the turn of the twentieth century some American stores issued paper or metal “shoppers’ plates”, although they were only used by retailers to identify their credit customers.
4. The first real credit card was issued in 1947 by a New York bank and was a success, despite the fact that customers could charge purchases only in a two- block area in Brooklyn.
5. Travel and entertainment cards soon appeared that allowed customers to charge items and services across the country, for example, the American Express card in 1958 and carte Blanche in 1959.
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They are all correct.
1. According to Lawrence M. Ausbel, author of "Credit Cards" in the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Economics, the idea of a credit card first appeared in 1887.
2. The card, originally an imaginary concept in a futurist novel by Edward Bellamy, allowed characters to charge against future earnings.
3. Around the turn of the twentieth century, some American stores issued paper or metal "shoppers' plates," although they were only used by retailers to identify their credit customers.
4. The first real credit card was issued in 1947 by a New York bank and was a success, despite the fact that customers could charge purchases only in a two-block area in Brooklyn.
5. Travel and entertainment cards soon appeared that allowed customers to charge items and services across the country, such as the American Express card in 1958 and carte Blanche in 1959.
1. According to Lawrence M. Ausbel, author of “Credit Cards” in the McGraw- Hill Encyclopedia of Economics, the idea of a credit card first appeared in 1887.
To rewrite this sentence without a fragment, we can start with the main subject and verb: "The idea of a credit card first appeared." Then, we add the additional information about Lawrence M. Ausbel and the source: "According to Lawrence M. Ausbel, author of 'Credit Cards' in the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Economics, the idea of a credit card first appeared in 1887."
2. The card allowed characters to charge against future earnings, originally an imaginary concept in a futurist novel by Edward Bellamy.
To rewrite this sentence without a fragment, we can combine the two clauses: "Originally an imaginary concept in a futurist novel by Edward Bellamy, the card allowed characters to charge against future earnings."
3. Around the turn of the twentieth century, some American stores issued paper or metal "shoppers' plates". However, they were only used by retailers to identify their credit customers.
To rewrite this sentence without a fragment, we can combine the two sentences and add a conjunction: "Around the turn of the twentieth century, some American stores issued paper or metal 'shoppers' plates,' but they were only used by retailers to identify their credit customers."
4. The first real credit card was issued in 1947 by a New York bank. It was a success, despite the fact that customers could charge purchases only in a two-block area in Brooklyn.
To rewrite this sentence without a fragment, we can combine the two sentences and add a conjunction: "The first real credit card was issued in 1947 by a New York bank, and it was a success, despite the fact that customers could charge purchases only in a two-block area in Brooklyn."
5. Travel and entertainment cards soon appeared that allowed customers to charge items and services across the country. For example, the American Express card in 1958 and carte Blanche in 1959.
To rewrite this sentence without a fragment, we can combine the two sentences and add an introductory phrase: "Travel and entertainment cards soon appeared, allowing customers to charge items and services across the country. For example, the American Express card was introduced in 1958, and carte Blanche followed in 1959."