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Avoiding Fragments - Exercise 2

Directions: Pick out the subject in each of the sentences below and write the word on the given line. When you have completed the exercise, check your answers on the answer key by clicking on the "Check My Work" button. Read and follow the instructions listed on the answer page. Read and follow the instructions listed on the answer page.

1. After the dance, Cinderella ran home as quickly as possible.

The subject is:

2. At night, I am a very poor driver.

The subject is:

3. Many residents lost their homes during the hurricane.

The subject is:

4. Every Monday he drives his children to school.

The subject is:

5. They found the correct answers.

The subject is:

6. Slowly and carefully the pharmacist filled the prescription.

The subject is:

7. After the lecture, meet me in the lobby.

The subject is:

8. The summers became hotter each year.

The subject is:

9. At the meeting on Friday, we elected officers for the next three years.

The subject is:

10. He is an excellent athlete.

The subject is:

         

 

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