Exercises (19-4)
. In the question (1). I have chosen ( Shakespeare is perhaps best
known for his four major tragedies) for this question (Shakespeare is perhaps
best known for his four major tragedies. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth).My aswer was wrong because (This word group is a complete sentence. It contains a subject
and a verb (Shakespeare is), and it is an independent clause. The second
word group, which is merely a list of plays, is a fragment). The correct answer
was . . In
the question (2). I have chosen (
Although music at a reasonable volume is unlikely to
harm young children) for this question (Although music at a reasonable volume
is unlikely to harm young children. There has been little evidence to prove
that it boosts intelligence). My answer was correct because (Correct. This word group is a fragment. It does contain a
subject and a verb (music . . . is), but it is introduced by the
subordinating conjunction Although, which marks the word group as
subordinate. One possible revision is to attach the fragment to the complete
sentence with a comma:
Although music at a
reasonable volume is unlikely to harm young children, there has been little
evidence to prove that it boosts intelligence.
) .
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