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Short Answer
 
 
Correcting Fragments, Run-on Sentences, and Misplaced Modifiers
Label each of the following items F for fragment, RO for run-on sentence, or MM for misplaced modifier. Then rewrite the sentence correctly.
 

1. 

____ Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines eruption in 1991.
 

2. 

____ An inactive volcano considered sacred by the Japanese, pilgrims climb to the top of Mount
Fuji.
 

3. 

____ In Australia, there are no active volcanoes, which sits in the middle of a tectonic plate.
 

4. 

____ The country of Indonesia has more than one hundred volcanoes sixty are still active.
 

5. 

____ Many earthquakes along the San Andreas fault in California.
 
 
Revising to Eliminate Sentence Errors
Revise this paragraph to eliminate any sentence fragments, run-ons, and misplaced modifiers. Number the sentences in your revision to correspond to the numbers in the paragraph.

(31) When studying the science of bubbles. It is easy to forget that bubbles are just plain fun. (32) Watch a group of adults presented with a bubble wand and some bubble mix they won’t be able to resist blowing bubbles. (33) If you want expert help, there are books that teach bubble tricks you can buy bubble wands of all sizes and shapes. (34) Looking for successful bubble-solution recipes, the Internet is a good place to start. (35) One bubble expert used a special solution to make thick bubbles, which he put into sealed jars, once he kept a bubble in a jar for 340 days. (36) Using just his hands, I once saw someone blow a huge bubble. (37) You can blow a bubble within a bubble. Two wands and a little practice. (38) Which proves that knowledge and skill are more important than fancy equipment. (39) We made the bubble solution from dishwashing liquid that we are using. (40) With the goal of blowing the largest bubbles we can.
 

6. 

Refer to Sentence (31).
 

7. 

Refer to sentence (32)
 

8. 

Refer to Sentence (33).
 

9. 

Refer to Sentence (34).
 

10. 

Refer to Sentence (35).
 

11. 

Refer to Sentence (36).
 

12. 

Refer to Sentence (37).
 

13. 

Refer to Sentence (38).
 

14. 

Refer to Sentence (39).
 

15. 

Refer to Sentence (40).
 



 
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