style="font-size:15px;"> 290. Everyone but _____ (referring to the speaker) plays the guitar, and _____ (referring to the people being spoken to) understand the instrument and _____ (the instrument’s) construction too.
291. _____ (Toni-Anne) and _____ (Toni-Anne’s) favorite singer, Bob Cassino, have never met, but _____ (Toni-Anne) thinks of _____ (Bob Cassino) as a friend anyway.
292. Amy Tan’s novels provide Ira and _____ (Beth) with many hours of pleasant reading, but _____ (referring to the speaker) prefer the films and watch _____ (films) often.
293. Daniel and _____ (Pamela) weeded the garden together, but _____ (Daniel and Pamela) hired _____ (the speaker) to mow the lawn.
294. _____ (a group including the speaker) and the managers explain the insurance policy to clients whenever _____ (clients) request _____ (referring to the group including the speaker) help.
295. Did _____ (Derek) hit _____ (the ball) and run around _____ (the bases)?
296. Seeing Laura and _____ (James) pulling _____ (Laura and James’s) wagon up the steep hill was impressive.
297. To satisfy _____ (the teacher), Mr. Palgrove, Beth and _____ (the speaker) handed in an excellent paper that we wrote by _____ (Beth and the speaker) without extra help.
298. Do _____ (Helen and Maria) know the boy _____ (the boy) designed the winning sailboat for _____ (Henry)?
299. All of _____ (referring to the group of speakers) students worried about the test _____ (the test) was scheduled for _____ (referring to the group of speakers).
300. Everyone _____ (referring to everyone) borrowed bowling shoes must return _____ (the shoes) to _____ (referring to the speaker) by 5 o’clock.
301. It was _____ (Eve) at the front desk; Peter and _____ (referring to the speaker) are sure _____ (Peter and the speaker) recognized _____ (Eve).
302. When a stuffed toy loses _____ (toy’s) nose, _____ (toy) looks even more adorable.
303. Ken doesn’t know _____ (referring to ownership by an unknown person) chewing gum is stuck to the table, but _____ (Ken) wants _____ (gum) removed.
304. Deborah, _____ (referring to Deborah) is sitting in the second row, will watch _____ (Bill) with great attention in case Bill forgets _____ (Bill’s) lines.
305. Please don’t tell _____ (Allison) and _____ (the speaker) any jokes while _____ (Allison and the speaker) are trying to concentrate.
306. The bus with _____ (the bus’s) 20 passengers sped by _____ (referring to the speaker) stop, so _____ (the speaker) was late for _____ (referring to the person listening) barbecue.
307. Watson and Sons pays _____ (Watson and Sons’) employees too little compared to _____ (Watson and Sons’) competitors.
308. Are Jason and _____ (Frank) the funniest comedians in the show, or is _____ (Valerie)?
309. Jeff told _____ (Jeff) that _____ (Jeff) would understand the question and write _____ (essay) quickly.
310. Mack told the secret to Al and _____ (Wendy) before _____ (Mack) told _____ (the speaker), but _____ (Mack) gave _____ (the speaker) more details.
311. Jeremy is as nervous as _____ (Gloria) when _____ (Jeremy and Gloria) visit _____ (Gloria’s) parents.
312. Elizabeth hates _____ (referring to the speaker) calling _____ (Elizabeth) “Liz” and has forbidden _____ (referring to the speaker) to do so.
313. Fran, _____ (Fran) Charlie thinks should take a course in public speaking, is not open to _____ (the course’s) subject matter.
314. Between you and _____ (referring to the speaker), no one is happier about _____ (referring to the person being spoken to) getting a new puppy than _____ (referring to the speaker).
315. Don’t _____ (referring to the person or people being spoken to) think _____ (anyone in the group) wants to succeed should study harder than _____ (Christopher)?
316. Alex and _____ (referring to the speaker) plan to read the comment thread and respond to _____ (anyone in the group) has complaints about _____ (referring to the speaker) work.
317. The top students, Nick and _____ (James), will receive awards from the school, which always honors _____ (the school’s) scholars at the end of the year.
318. The letter tucked into the bottle began, “To _____ (referring to any person) finds this bottle”; _____ (referring to the speaker) read _____ (the letter) eagerly.
319. The dancer and _____ (referring to the speaker) believe that it is _____ (Frances) _____ (Frances) stole the salt shaker.
320. When Jason told you to ask _____ (referring to anyone in a group) you like to work on the project with _____ (Jason), did you choose _____ (Mary and Frances)?
Chapter 7
Forming Complete Sentences
Lee: You awake?
Alix: Sleeping!
In this conversation, neither Lee nor Alix speaks in complete sentences. Lee's question is missing a verb, and Alix's response lacks a subject and a portion of the verb. (The follow-the-rules version of this exchange would be Are you awake? I am sleeping.) Alix and Lee don't have to worry about grammar because they're speaking informally. However, in a formal speaking or writing situation they—and you—should take care to employ complete sentences.
In this chapter you practice identifying and creating complete and grammatically correct statements and questions. You also work on identifying and revising fragments (partial or incomplete sentences) and run-ons (two or more ideas improperly thrown together).
The Questions You’ll Work On
In this chapter, you work on questions that involve these skills:
Recognizing whether a sentence is complete or incomplete
Joining two or more ideas correctly
Editing fragments and run-ons to create complete sentences
What to Watch Out For
Keep these points in mind when you’re answering the questions in this chapter:
When you write in formal English, every sentence must express a complete thought and conclude with an endmark — periods for statements, question marks for questions, and exclamation points for exclamations.
Be sure the sentence has a matching subject-verb pair.
Don’t assume that short sentences are incomplete and long sentences are complete. Meaning, not length, is your guide.
Semicolons (;) and conjunctions such as and, but, or, nor, for, since, because, where, when,
