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To ensure that we would not forget to tip him, the server asked,
“Do you want change back?”

James programmed his digital video recorder before he left the

house. To make sure he would not miss even one inning of the ball

game.

James programmed his digital video recorder before he left the

house. He wanted to make sure he would not miss even one inning

of the ball game.

Punctuation Pointer

A to fragment attached to the beginning of a sentence is

followed by a comma because it is an introductory phrase. A

to fragment connected to the end of the sentence needs no

comma.

Practice 16-2 Correcting to Fragments

Underline and correct the to fragments in the following exercise. Write

the corrected portion of each sentence on the line provided.

1. To give his students plenty of writing practice. The teacher

assigned journals.

2. To give herself a break from the computer. Nora took her dog
for a walk.