• Aside from starting with a capital letter and ending with punctuation, name the three things that a sentence MUST contain:

• 1.

• 2.

• 3.

1. At three o’clock tomorrow afternoon.2. Drove quickly down the busy street.3. In the rainforests of Guatemala. 4. She is sick but she won the marathon.5. It is.6. I ate four slices, Harry ate chicken wings. 7. Clothing, including jeans and jackets. 8. Never try to outrun a bear it can run thirty miles per hour. 9. Why the Mayan civilization collapse?

10. Mrs. Blanco gone to visit her mother.11. Finding a parking space there is usually easy.12. Driving in the city during rush hour. 13. To apply for a job at the new store in the mall.14. Asked his boss how often he would work weekends.15. Shaking his new boss’s hand, he knew he would like working there.

Page 419, Exercise 11. Wanted to study the history of

Chihuahuas.2. Small dogs with big, pointed ears.3. When my mother’s Chihuahuas begin

their shrill, high-pitched barking.4. Chihuahuas lived in ancient Mexico.5. Ancient stone carvings showing that the

Toltecs raised Chihuahuas during the eighth or ninth century A.D.

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6. Are related to dogs of the Middle East.7. Travelers may have brought Chihuahuas

to the Americas as companions. 8. That Chihuahuas score poorly on canine

intelligence tests.9. However, can be trained to assist

people who have hearing impairments.10. If you want a Chihuahua.

• Top three ways to fix a run-on:

1. Make two separate sentences.

2. Use a comma & a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)

3. Use a semi-colon to create two separate sentences.

1. Tim started the job Friday, and he likes it so far.

2. Although it sounds simple.3. No one watches the show I can’t believe it.4. Beneath the desk or under the cabinet.5. Meet me after class, we need to talk. 6. Mary took the class because she thought it

would be interesting and needed the credit. 7. I have a hard time understanding her in

class, when we talk one on one, I understand fine.

8. Is a way celebrities display wealth.

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1. Eventually, taking root in the imaginations of many people.

2. Considering this.3. The word dinosaur was first used around

one hundred and fifty years ago.4. That fact surprises many people.5. Where the first dinosaur eggs were

found.

1. The man I saw yesterday. 2. To know everything is quite impossible.3. Because I have no time.4. Cautiously open the door.5. The rainfall was abundant, therefore,

the crops will grow well.6. Having finished her dinner, Joy sat

down to watch television.7. Hurry up!8. He’s an excellent runner he trains six

days a week.

9. Since our car is in the shop.10. Was reading the third book in the Divergent

trilogy.11. The first rehearsal was a fiasco no one knew

their lines. 12. He collects cans and is saving the money for

a new video game.13. Will pass chemistry by two points.14. Bears can live up to thirty years in the wild.15. Wrote in the same year.

1. Ted wants to study but he plans to jog first.2. Tim Tebow was born on August 14 1987. 3. He lived in Murfreesboro Tennessee and he

plays for the Tampa Bay Rays. 4. The author was born in London England on

December 30 1865. 5. Bring chips salsa and brownies but don’t

forget paper plates. 6. When I asked he said I could decide on my

own.7. The pilot packed his bags went to the airport

and flew his first flight.

1. He was a horse rider officer and a known criminal.

2. Smoking cigarettes is a costly dangerous habit.

3. They created measured and distributed the baked goods

4. He left the large gorgeous and fragrant flowers on herdesk.5. The cat with the grey whiteand brown fur is hilarious.