Grammar Test 1 Answer 12

12. Because he was never satisfied with the way she did her hair, even though he secretly found her teased look exciting when he looked at her from the side. He often found himself gazing longingly at all the wares at the wig shop.

Ans. (one of many possible)

Because he was never satisfied with the way she did her hair, even though he secretly found her teased look exciting when he looked at her from the side, he often found himself gazing longingly at all the wares at the wig shop.


Let's analyze what the problem is first before we decide on a plan of attack.

[Because he was never satisfied with the way she did her hair, even though he secretly found her teased look exciting when he looked at her from the side.] Fragment

This is a fragment. It looks like the author is intending to attach it to the following independent clause—"He often found himself gazing longingly at all the wares at the wig shop" How could this be done?

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Above, the intervening "even though he secretly found her teased look exciting when he looked at her from the side" is set off with commas as a parenthetical statement. Then this whole introductory section:

Because he was never satisfied with the way she did her hair, even though he secretly found her teased look exciting when he looked at her from the side

can be attached to the main independent clause "He often found himself gazing longingly at all the wares at the wig shop."

[Score 3 pts. for a successful solution that gets rid of the fragment]