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Senfence Sense dependent clause that is not accompanied by an independent clause. ~~" Asentence fragment is an incomplete sentence. Sometimes a sentence ce fragment a mificatcntins For each sentence below, write the word ‘Fragment’ or ‘Complete’ / in the space provided. Canada, one of the best countries in the world. When Canadians travel overseas, they are treated very nicely. Many attractions in Canada. Many famous Canadians are known worldwide. A diverse country with many different types of landscape. The largest city in Canada is Toronto. A country with international flavour and people from ; different lands. 8. Canada became one nation in 1867, the year of Confederation. ——" Combining Sentences Short sentences can sometimes be effective. However, more often it is useful to combine short sentences. There are two easy ways to combine sentences: (1) use a conjunction such as “and”, ‘or”, or “but”; (2) make one of the short sentences a dependent sentence by connecting it | with a subordinating conjunction. po NOOR Combine the following short sentences. 1, The winter in Canada can be cold. Some areas of the country are colder than others. 2. They played basketball. They played on the same team. 32 [= verbs, phrases, and dependent clauses are added for detail. The choir sang. The choir sang at the ceremony. The ceremony was graduation The animals were in the zoo. The animals were caged. The animals were wild. It was a hot day. They went swimming. They swam in the public pool nearby. miiortectie On From the basic sentences below, develop descriptive, detailed sentences. The _________ game was playedin___ after The —___man walked ____ across the to Although ____________ ss, the students gathered in to The —____ wind blew _________ across the while the children He played ona ____ steam that The beach beside the _____ was for swimming. was her favourite activity whenever she The —__________ car drove _______ ss down the street in front of Inthe ______________sRichard met Larry at the and they lf ______ we will all be able to 33

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