eaivind Exercise 5 Correct run-on sentences and comma splices in the following paragraphs. Benefits of Baking ‘There are many ways to reduce stress in your life@ne of the best ways I have found is through baking, t takes your mind off your everyday problems and redirects your energyyand you become creative and productive. ‘The benefits of baking include’the pleasure you derive from being creative and the gratitude you receive from the people who are the recipients of your efforts, /ke cookies, praise is never hard to swallow. é Baking also has a down siagit often happens that once people discover that stress for you equals baked goods for them They begin to find ways to increase your stress} for examplgyou are assigned to many committees suddenly. The solution? Ihave not had time to figure it out yet, am too busy baking. 17.3.2 Fragments Have you ever tried to be concise and put end punctuation after a phrase or dependent clause, creating an incomplete sentence? These incomplete sentences, known as fragments, may have a subject and a verb, but they cannot stand alone as complete thoughts or § sentences. ° Important: Fragments are considered one of the worst writing errors. Learn what fragments are and how to avoid them. You can correct sentence fragments in two ways: 1. Connect the fragment to an independent clause. Incorrect; had a hard time getting up this morning. Aithough-+sleptwelHiast Correction: had a hard time getting up this morning although | slept well last night. 2. Change the fragment to an independent clause. Incorrect: She was born in Northwoods. A-srall Lown-with-ne-steplight-en Main ‘Street: Correction: ‘She was born in Northwoods. It is a small town with no stoplights on Main Street. Escaneado con CamScannerEaivind Exercise 6 Read the following short essay and underline the nine fragments. The first one has been 17.3.3 done for you, My“To Do’ List Ustart off every weekend with a long “To Do" Ist. nergy. On Friday night, | reward myself by relaxing, I might watch a movie or go out with my friends, Or even stay home and read a book, When Saturday morning rolls around, | take advantage of the opportunity to sleep in, By noon I'm up and ready to tackle the items on my list. { do a load of laundry and then head for the grocery store. Where I spend time lookit luscious tropical ruts and choosing some for my Sunday breakfast. -During the ate afternoon. finish the laundry and usually discover my enerav level has dropped. I'm going out iater, so I take a quick nap. Although I haven't finished my chores. Suddenly, it's Sunday. Before I know it, I read the paper and enjoy a leisurely breakfast. I check my “To Do” list to see what else I can accomplish. But I'm always shocked. Here it is, mid-afternoon on a Sunday. Too late to start a new project. I might as well finish reading the paper. And think about writing a new: 1e go? list again next week. Where does weekend Sentence Punctuation Sentence punctuation helps you create the meaning you want. It also tells readers how to read a sentence, so learning how to use punctuation correctly is essential. Listed here are six of the major punctuation marks that you will need to write correct sentences—period, comma, semicolon, colon, apostrophe, and quotation marks. If you want more detailed information than you find here, it is a good idea to consult an in-depth style and writing guide or grammar reference. 1. Period + Indicates a full stop at the end of a sentence 1 am thinking about going to graduate school next year. * Used at the end of an abbreviation Dr. Ballard has a Ph.D. in linguistics. 2. Comma «Separates items in a series We have meat, cheese, and bread for lunch. + Separates independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction The car needs gas, but it does not need any windshield wiper fluid. ‘Camman Sentence Problems and Challenaes 241 Escaneado con CamScanner