Sentence Boundaries Exercise Sheet 2
| Fused Sentences, Comma Splices, and Fragments |
A. In the space on the
left, indicate the appropriate label:
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| B. Below each incorrect sentence, provide a corrected version. |
| ______ | 1. When he saw the burglar coming in through the window. |
| ______ | 2. Having washed my only pair of jeans, I crawled into bed. |
| ______ | 3. The announcement said there would be no classes on Friday we were thrilled. |
| ______ | 4. He fell on the ice and broke his leg, however, he recovered quickly. |
| ______ | 5. Perspiration is often more needed than inspiration. |
| ______ | 6. Swimming along the edge of the river where it was not deep. |
| ______ | 7. There were not too many choices, we pretty much had to go left out of the parking lot. |
| ______ | 8. The coach having given the team a final pep talk. |
| ______ | 9. They had earned enough money to buy a house, but they had not saved enough of it to make the initial payments. |
| ______ | 10. The show for which we had waited so long was over it was time to go home. |
| ______ | 11. Every day with airplanes soaring over the roof of their house. |
| ______ | 12. Many of the students have experiences that would make good essays, they just do not realize it. |
| ______ | 13. My father considers himself an expert on the European Union, having read several articles about it in the newspaper. |
| ______ | 14. Having walked through the forest all day without even a break for lunch. |
| ______ | 15. Weakened by lack of food, he made it into the cabin at last he had no blankets but wrapped up in a rug. |
| ______ | 16. On the table were several books, he picked up one to pass the time. |
| ______ | 17. While I chopped the kindling wood, they made the fire, the club having postponed the hike to another day. |
| ______ | 18. Making the best of a bad situation and setting her mind to solving the problem. |
| ______ | 19. It was never a matter of wasting time, it was all about learning to socialize. |
| ______ | 20. He had nothing else to do all day but wait for the phone to ring the delay seemed interminable. |