WorksheetsMastery Prep: Fragments and Fused Sentences #1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Michael Prince went up to the podium with his speech I wasn't prepared for the flood of emotion.
NO CHANGE
speech, which
speech that
speech.
In the suburbs, such activities are not encouraged, which led us to reconsider moving away from the city center.
Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
encouraged; this
encouraged. This
encouraged this
encouraged, an issue which
Gilligan likes goofing off. The Skipper really tries to fix things.
Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would not be acceptable?
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off, while the Skipper
off; the Skipper
off the
My boys don't need to be reminded to show respect to their elders they know that.
NO CHANGE
elders they already know
elders; they know
elders; knowing
Students speak loudly about issues they don't fully understand; nevertheless, it excites me to see that they care.
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understand, nevertheless
understand: nevertheless
understand nevertheless
You could probably guess what the rest of the part went after the stereo stopped workikng.
NO CHANGE
if
how
DELETE the underlined portion.
As we drove away from the city, dozens of evacuation sirens booming loudly from the city center.
NO CHANGE
sirens, which boomed
sirens that boomed
sirens boomed
My mother, Marge having been the oldest of all her siblings and cousins.
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Marge, was
Marge,
Marge being
One of these is compassion, a value that many people ignore today.
NO CHANGE
One of these,
One,
One being
We took the long route around the lake, and after about an hour, we finally saw the campus three blocks away. Exhausted and sweaty, jogging back to our dorm.
NO CHANGE
to jog
having to jog
we jogged
