Question

Which is the best correction of the clause fragment?

Since they had traveled often.

A.
Delete the word "Since."

B.
Add a comma after "Since."

C.
Change "they" to "Richard and Denise."

D.
Change "Since" to "Because."

Answer 1

Well,

Let's test the options, starting with option D.

"Because they had traveled often." This still is a dependent clause, and does not make sense.

Option C:
"Since Richard and Denise had traveled often." This is also a dependent clause.

Option B:
"Since, they had traveled often." This makes even less sense.

Option A:
"They had traveled often." Here we finally have an independent clause that can stand as a sentence by itself. This is the correct option.