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

Explanation:

Analyze the original text and identify fragments

The original text is: "Sally ran. Wearing new sneakers she has many different pairs."

• "Sally ran." is a complete sentence (subject: Sally, verb: ran).
• "Wearing new sneakers" is a participial phrase acting as a sentence fragment because it lacks a main subject and a finite verb.
• "she has many different pairs" is an independent clause.

Evaluate the answer choices for grammatical correctness and meaning

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

This combines the ideas smoothly and grammatically. "while wearing her new sneakers" is a subordinate clause, and "of which she has many different pairs" is a relative clause modifying "sneakers." There are no fragments or run-ons.

• Option 2: "Wearing new sneakers, Sally ran she has many different pairs."

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

• Option 3: "She has many different pairs, so Sally ran wearing new sneakers."

The coordinating conjunction "so" creates an illogical causal relationship (having many pairs of sneakers is not the cause of her running).

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

While grammatically correct, it changes the original meaning and relationship between the actions, and is less cohesive than Option 1.

Select the best option

Option 1 successfully removes the sentence fragment while maintaining a clear, logical, and grammatically correct flow.

Answer:

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