LIN1670C
Sentence Structure Practice 1
Directions: Identify each of the following groups of words as a fragment (FRAG), run together (RT), comma splice (CS), or correct sentence (Correct).
______ 1. Voters from Santa Rosa County have determined that a parcel of land in Milton will be the future site of a war memorial, organizers hope that the plaza will be dedicated by Memorial Day of 2003.
______ 2. Because of the large numbers of military veterans who decide to retire in the area around the Black Water River State Forest.
______ 3. A War Memorial Committee has been established in order to meet the requests of all interested citizens as of the first of the year, over one hundred people had volunteered their time for this project.
______ 4. Since the estimated cost of the project is $200,000, a foundation has also been established to keep track of all donations, pledges, and matching funds.
______ 5. One of the plans for this project is to list the names of those Santa Rosa County men and women who have given their lives in service to our country.
______ 6. Citizens of Escambia County are also concerned about memorials; however, their ideas are not related to veterans.
______ 7. Instead, officials from Escambia County are worried that the homemade memorials along the roadside present hazards to the public.
______ 8. More and more families who lose loved ones in traffic accidents throughout the county area.
______ 9. As a result, specifications for memorial signs have been proposed, furthermore, permits will be required of all those planning to erect a memorial.
______ 10. These plans have been designed to promote safety and satisfy the needs of families hopefully all involved will agree.