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ACTIVITY 5 Common Error 8.2

Read the following sentences and underline the subordinating conjunctions. Write S if
it is a complete sentence. Write F if it is a fragment. Be prepared to explain how you
would correct the fragment.

1. Some people call a doctor whenever they feel sick, while others prefer to
wait a day or two.

2. Because raccoons have been able to adjust to life in urban centers very well
in many parts of the U.S.

3. While some people say they never forget a face.

4. After there is lightning, there is always thunder.

5. Although in the past American young people typically moved out of their
parents’ homes after they graduated from high school.

6. A rooster crows so that other roosters will know to keep away.

7. The Sagrada Familia Church in Barcelona is still not finished even though.

8. People sweat from certain glands when they get hot and from different

glands when they are anxious.

Common Error 8.3 Does each clause have a subject and a verb?

they
They began planning for the building of the memorial after agreed on the design.
^
received
Although everyone is familiar with the yellow smiley face, its designer only $45 for it because he
^
never obtained a patent.

RemembeR: Both the adverb clause and the independent clause need a subject and verb.

106 Unit 8 Writing with Adverb Clauses

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