Question

Exercise 2

Changing Fragments into Complete Sentences. Each group of words below is a
fragment. Add whatever is necessary to make it into a complete sentence. Then draw a single line
under the subject, and a double line under the verb of the independent clause.


1. reaching the stop sign____
2. a chisel, a hammer, and headless nails___
3. if you phone her____
4. between you and me__
5. frozen together___
6. in the reference section of the school library____
7. since she fell____
8. with rubber cement____
9. which Mother wanted__
10. in the file cabinet___

***Please help me with this ASAP I need it done***

Answer 1

Please note that instead of a double line, the verb is emboldened and underlined as well.

1. Reaching the stop sign he stopped the car.
2. A chisel, a hammer, and headless nails were all part of the items required for the art project
3. If you phone her, it is over.
4. Between you and me who won the contest?
5. Frozen together, the food items became useless.
6. In the reference section of the school library, she stood transfixed.
7. Since she fell, she has been in a coma.
8. With rubber cement, the bricklayers fixed the leak.
9. That is the ring which Mother wanted.
10. In the file cabinet, you will find the missing artifacts.

Step-by-step explanation:

An independent clause is one that can pass for a complete sentence by itself. It is usually made up of a subject and a predicate.

A Subject is a person or thing which carries out an action.

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