Choose the correct sentence or sentences.
A. Even though my brother hates ping pong; I can't get enough of it.
B. Even though my brother hates ping pong, I can't get enough of it.
C. Even though my brother hates ping pong. I can't get enough of it.
D. I can't get enough of ping pong but my brother hates it.

B

Explanation:

The correct answer is B: let me provide some explanation. The phrase "even though my brother hates ping pong" isn't enough to be a sentence on its own. It isn't a complete thought. The reader is left thinking, even though what?

We call that a sentence fragment, or a dependent clause. You have to pair it with an independent clause in order to make the whole thing a sentence. This is done correctly in choice B.

Why not A: Semicolons are used to link two independent clauses. Example: I brush my teeth; I comb my hair.

Why not C: We've already learned that "even though my brother hates ping pong" isn't a full sentence, so don't strand it on its own!

Why not D: Technically, there should be a comma after ping pong here, because it's more than a 5-word clause. If you're not being picky, D could also work, but it's missing a comma.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)