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CAHSEE ELA 4.2 Writing: Sentence Structure 251 Views
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CAHSEE ELA Writing: Sentence Structure Drill, Problem 2. Fix this sentence.
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- 00:03
Here's an unshmoopy question you'll find on the exam...
- 00:07
Fix this sentence: I couldn't go skateboarding. Because I broke my leg.
- 00:13
And here are the potential answers:
- 00:19
So... what is this question asking?
- 00:21
Well, it's really about what makes a complete sentence.
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- 00:24
On its own, "I couldn't go skateboarding" is a full and complete sentence, albeit kind
- 00:28
of a boring one.
- 00:29
It's the "because I broke my leg" part that makes this question interesting.
- 00:35
That phrase is... just a phrase -- it's not a sentence.
- 00:39
Technically it is a DEPEDNENT clause -- it depends on an INDEPENDENT clause to make it stand alone.
- 00:46
So...it needs some help and has to be conjoined to the first part so it's not a grammatical wipeout.
- 00:53
If we go through the potential answers, A and B don't work because they're using
- 00:56
a semi colon and a colon as a full stop and that' doesn't work here...
- 01:01
...the fragment has to be joined with the subject and verb -- that is, kill the comma,
- 01:06
kill the period and just let the words flow.
- 01:09
So the answer is C.
- 01:10
As in, "Cuts and scrapes."
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