Question

paul tends to write the way he talks, and he often includes sentence fragments in his writing instead of always including a subject and predicate and giving a complete thought. how might paul update the following example to remove any sentence fragments? sally ran. wearing new sneakers she has many different pairs.

sally ran while wearing her new sneakers, of which she has many different pairs.
she has many different pairs, so sally ran wearing new sneakers.
wearing new sneakers, sally ran she has many different pairs.
sally has many different pairs of sneakers. she ran in new sneakers.

Explanation:

Identify the sentence fragment in the original text

The original text is: "Sally ran. Wearing new sneakers she has many different pairs."
The phrase "Wearing new sneakers" is a participial phrase acting as a fragment because it lacks a main subject and a finite verb to form a complete independent clause.

Evaluate the answer choices for grammatical correctness

• Option 1: "Sally ran while wearing her new sneakers, of which she has many different pairs."

This combines the ideas smoothly using a subordinate clause ("while wearing...") and a relative clause ("of which..."), completely eliminating any fragments or run-ons.

• Option 2: "She has many different pairs, so Sally ran wearing new sneakers."

This changes the logical relationship and meaning of the original sentences.

• Option 3: "Wearing new sneakers, Sally ran she has many different pairs."

This creates a run-on sentence (comma splice/fused sentence) between "Sally ran" and "she has".

• Option 4: "Sally has many different pairs of sneakers. She ran in new sneakers."

This alters the original meaning and structure significantly rather than correcting the flow of the fragment.

Answer:

• (A) Sally ran while wearing her new sneakers, of which she has many different pairs. (Correct answer)
• (B) She has many different pairs, so Sally ran wearing new sneakers.
• (C) Wearing new sneakers, Sally ran she has many different pairs.
• (D) Sally has many different pairs of sneakers. She ran in new sneakers.