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QuizMultiple Choice

Clauses: Building and Refining Compound and Complex Sentences

Question 12 • GA-Literature and Composition II A

Read this example of incorrect sentence structure.Heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon.Which revision corrects the sentence?

Answer
A
Heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon, get under cover.
B
Heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon. It’s about to rain.
C
Heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon when it’s about to rain.
D
Heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon mean a storm is coming.

Explanation

The original is a sentence fragment because “rushing in from the horizon” describes the clouds but does not make a complete statement. Choice D adds the predicate “mean a storm is coming,” giving the subject “Heavy, black clouds” a complete thought. The other choices leave a fragment or attach it awkwardly to another sentence.

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