Now, for # 2 on the to page 181 182 in your textbook, pick out another “8 Fragments” sheet, go back – subordinating conjunction, and do the same thing you did above to make an entirely new problem – however, this time make a punctuation error: Pick a new subordinating conjunction (dependent word) “Once” Add NS + V + words that logically go with that “Once I get to New York” Now complete that fragment with an IND, BUT in the correct punctuation. don’t put “Once I get to New York I will have the best pizza.” (missing the comma) Then go to the Complex and on #2 write the corrected version: “8 Sentences” sheet “Once I get to New York, I will have the best pizza.” Then, for another version, you can be tricky and write a sentence that is perfectly correct as if it were a and see if anyone catches it (but only do this once): fragment “I get very sad whenever you go.” (no comma needed as it is IND + DEP) After you have all 8 slots filled in on the and those 8 fragments in their corrected “8 Fragments” sheet, version on the Complex (the answer sheet), you are done with this assignment. “8 Sentences” sheet
Now, for # 2 on the “8 Fragments” sheet, go back to page 181 – 182 in your textbook, pick out another subordinating conjunction, and do the same thing you did above to make an entirely new problem – however, this time make a punctuation error: Pick a new subordinating conjunction (dependent word) “Once” Add NS + V + words that logically go with that “Once I get to New York” Now complete that fragment with an IND, BUT don’t put in the correct punctuation. “Once I get to New York I will have the best pizza.” (missing the comma) Then go to the “8 Complex Sentences” sheet and on #2 write the corrected version: “Once I get to New York, I will have the best pizza.” Then, for another version, you can be tricky and write a sentence that is perfectly correct as if it were a fragment and see if anyone catches it (but only do this once): “I get very sad whenever you go.” (no comma needed as it is IND + DEP) After you have all 8 slots filled in on the “8 Fragments” sheet, and those 8 fragments in their corrected version on the “8 Complex Sentences” sheet (the answer sheet), you are done with this assignment.