Choose the pair of sentences that is written correctly without sentence fragments. remember that a fragment is either missing a subject, a verb, or both

1.

a. helen took the fish out of the oven. it was cooked perfectly.

b. taking the fish out the oven. helen had cooked it perfectly.

c. while taking the fish out of the oven. it was cooked perfectly

2.

a. we arrived too late, and the bowling lanes were all taken.

b. arriving too late, with the bowling lanes all taken.

c. we arrived too late at the bowling lanes. all taken.

The pair of sentences that is written correctly without sentence fragments is the following one:

1. A. Helen took the fish out of the oven. It was cooked perfectly.

2.  A. We arrived too late, and the bowling lanes were all taken.

Explanation:

1. A. Helen took the fish out of the oven. It was cooked perfectly.

"Helen" is the subject in the first clause, and the verb is "took".

"It", referring to the antecedent "the fish", is the subject in the second clause, whose main verb is "cooked", which is in passive voice ("was cooked").

2.  A. We arrived too late, and the bowling lanes were all taken.

"We" is the subject in the first clause, and the verb is "arrived".

"The bowling lanes" is the subject in the second clause, whose main verb is "taken", which is in passive voice ("were taken").

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”

pandas are endangered because of habitat destruction by humans.

as of 2014 there were around 2,000 left, since then, it supposedly has risen 17%.

they are a very endangered species.

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