Questions: Exercise 10 Correcting Fragments Directions: Make each of the following sentence fragments a complete sentence by combining it with an independent clause, removing the subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun, or adding the missing subject or verb. 1. Renting a DVD of the movie Citizen Kane. 2. Spices that had been imported from India. 3. The police officer walked to Jerome's van. To give him a ticket. 4. My English professor, with the cup of tea he brought to each class. 5. After the table was refinished. 6. Roberto memorized his lines. For the performance tomorrow night. 7. A tricycle with big wheels, painted red. 8. On the shelf, an antique crock used for storing lard. 9. Because I always wanted to learn to speak Spanish. 10. Looking for the lost keys. I was late for class.

To correct the sentence fragments and make them complete sentences, we can either combine them with independent clauses, remove subordinating conjunctions or relative pronouns, or add the missing subject or verb. Here are the corrected sentences:

1. Renting a DVD of the movie Citizen Kane was our plan for the evening.

2. Spices that had been imported from India were used in the recipe.

3. The police officer walked to Jerome's van to give him a ticket.

4. My English professor, with the cup of tea he brought to each class, always started the lecture with a smile.

5. After the table was refinished, it looked brand new.

6. Roberto memorized his lines for the performance tomorrow night.

7. A tricycle with big wheels, painted red, stood in the corner of the yard.

8. On the shelf, an antique crock used for storing lard caught my attention.

9. I always wanted to learn to speak Spanish, so I enrolled in a language course.

10. Looking for the lost keys, I was late for class.