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• exercise 37-2 revise this paragraph to eliminate all sentence frag.
ments. in some cases, you can combine word groups to create complete sen-
tences; in other cases, you must supply missing elements to revise word groups.
some sentences may not require revision. in your final version, check not only
the individual sentences but also the clarity of the whole paragraph. refer to
37a through 37e for .
exercise
(1) the english games cricket and rounders. (2) are the forerunners of
the american game baseball. (3) which became popular in america in the
nineteenth century. (4) according to the new york morning news, in an article
from 1845. (5) members of the new york knickerbockers club played the
first reported baseball game. (6) taking place at elysian fields in hoboken,
new jersey. (7) creating one of baseball's first teams, and writing “20 original
rules of baseball.” (8) alexander cartwright is often called the father of
baseball. (9) by scholars and historians of the game. (10) his new rules, which
became known as knickerbocker rules. (11) changed baseball in a number
of ways. (12) such as giving each batter three strikes and each inning three
outs. (13) the first game, therefore. (14) that used the knickerbocker rules
was played on june 19, 1846, in new jersey. (15) acting as umpire for this