Some of these sentances are really a mess and Grammar is not my strong point. How would I write them correctly and please explain why?
1.The goose bit the mailman on the leg.
2.With five gallons of gas.
3.Because the store was closed.
4.For the seventh time.
5.The rainbow stretched across the sky from the ice cream truck to the house down the lane.
6.Between the sixth and seventh floors of the building in the stairwell over in the corner.
7.Since I started taking college classes.
8.She drove the car right into the garage.
9.When the garage door was closed.
10.Friday nights at the diner were always busy, I prefer the activity.
Numbers 1, 5, and 8 are correct.
Numbers 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 9 are not complete sentences. Numbers 2, 4, 6 do not have subjects or verbs. To correct them, you need to add a subject and verb to each. The others are incomplete because they are subordinate (dependent) clauses. For example, you need to add the consequences of the store being closed -- perhaps -- Because the store was closed, I couldn't get a cartridge to finish printing my paper.
Number 10 is a run-on sentence, also known as a comma splice. You have two independent clauses that need to be separated by a period or a semi-colon.
Check these sites for more information.
http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/complete.html
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http://ace.acadiau.ca/english/grammar/runon.htm