First underline the indefinite pronoun in each sentence. Then complete the sentence with a pronoun from the box. Make sure to choose a pronoun that matches the indefinite pronoun. | NAME DATE GETTING COMFORTABLE WITH SENTENCES Quiz Yourself on Sentences I A. Underline only the complete sentences. 1. The Boston Marathon takes place in April. 2. Runners from around the world. 3. Tackle a course from Hopkinton Massachusetts to Boston. 4. The racers set off for Boston at noon. 5. There is a wheelchair division for physically challenged racers. B. Write S by each simple sentence. Write C by each compound sentence. 1. The marathon course winds through countryside and small towns. 2. Marathon rules appear in many sports magazines or interested athletes can check the Internet. 3. It takes hard work to qualify for the marathon and most runners spend years training. 1897 15 men raced a course in the first Boston Marathon. 2000 the course was miles long and more than 16 000 men and women ran the race. C. Write a letter to match each boldface word group with its description. 1. When the runners near Boston the scenery changes from rural to urban. a. prepositional phrase 2. The race ends in Boston s Back Bay. b. descriptive phrase 3. The course which runs up and down hills peaks at Heartbreak Hill. with -ing verb 4. Most runners hoping just to finish The Boston don t expect to win the c. adjective clause great race. d. adverbial clause 18 Beginning Writing 2 Saddleback Publishing Inc. 2001 Three Watson Irvine CA 92618 Phone 888 735-2225 Fax 888 734-4010 NAME DATE IMPROVING SENTENCES Repairing Fragments A fragment is incomplete it cannot stand on its own as a sentence. A fragment is usually missing either a subject or a verb. A. Write a checkmark to tell why each item below is a fragment. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Following the row of lights. The bird with the bent beak. Copied word for word in his report. When we opened the ticking box. Then opening the ticking box. B. Repair the sentence fragments. Either turn them into separate complete sentences or join them to make one sentence. 1. On her first solo drive Ann s .
