Directions: Re-write the following paragraph so that it is free from fragment and run-on sentences. HINT: Two of the sentences are grammatically correct!
(1)Farmers have been trying to keep hungry birds out of their crops for centuries, the first
scarecrow was invented for this reason. (2) Small birds destroy thousands of dollars' worth of
crops each year and farmers are forced to fight back to protect their crops. (3) Chemicals
effectively ward off birds but they are capable of harming the crops. (4) Some farmers have even
tried to scare the pesky birds with noise from cannon fire! (5) Recently, however, a group of
farmers tried something new they brought in even bigger birds, falcons, to frighten the smaller
birds away. (6) Falcons are cheaper than chemicals and less frightening than cannon fire. (7)
Falcons are birds of prey when a smaller bird sees one. (8)It flies away. (9) Falcons are not only
helpful in the fields they are used in airports and landfills too. (10) At landfills, falcons frighten
scavenger birds and other small wildlife away from the refuse and at airports the falcons are used
to keep the runways clear of flocks of birds.

Re-writing the paragraph so that it is free from fragment and run-on sentences:

(1) Farmers have been trying to keep hungry birds out of their crops for centuries.  The first  scarecrow was invented for this reason.

(2) Small birds destroy thousands of dollars' worth of

crops each year, and farmers are forced to fight back to protect their crops.

(3) Chemicals  effectively ward off birds, but they are capable of harming the crops.

(4) Some farmers have even  tried to scare the pesky birds with noise from cannon fire!

(5) Recently, however, a group of  farmers tried something new.  They brought in even bigger birds, falcons, to frighten the smaller

birds away.

(6) Falcons are cheaper than chemicals, and less frightening than cannon fire.

(7)  Falcons are birds of prey.  When a smaller bird sees one, (8)it flies away.

(9) Falcons are not only  helpful in the fields, they are used in airports and landfills too.

(10) At landfills, falcons frighten  scavenger birds and other small wildlife away from the refuse and at airports, the falcons are used  to keep the runways clear of flocks of birds.

Explanation:

a) In a complete paragraph form, it should be written as follows:

"Farmers have been trying to keep hungry birds out of their crops for centuries. The first scarecrow was invented for this reason. Small birds destroy thousands of dollars' worth of crops each year, and farmers are forced to fight back to protect their crops. Chemicals effectively ward off birds, but they are capable of harming the crops. Some farmers have even tried to scare the pesky birds with noise from cannon fire! Recently, however, a group of farmers tried something new. They brought in even bigger birds, falcons, to frighten the smaller birds away. Falcons are cheaper than chemicals, and less frightening than cannon fire. Falcons are birds of prey. When a smaller bird sees one, it flies away. Falcons are not only helpful in the fields, they are used in airports and landfills too. At landfills, falcons frighten scavenger birds and other small wildlife away from the refuse and at airports, the falcons are used to keep the runways clear of flocks of birds."

b) Grammatically, incomplete sentences are regarded as sentence fragments.  Sentence fragments do not contain either the main verb or subject (or both).  On the other hand, run-on sentences consist of at least two independent clauses that are connected in one sentence without proper punctuation.

at hatfield elementary school, there are 504 students in 7 classes. each class has the same number of students. what is a good estimate of the number of students in each class?

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