Writing Sentences: Exercise: Repairing sentence fragments by adding a main verb

Exercise: Repairing sentence fragments by adding a main verb

Repair the following sentence fragments by adding another 'half' to complete them. Remember, this 'half' must include a main verb; for example, the following sentence fragment is repaired by adding the clause "These alternatives are" where "are" acts as the main verb:

Sentence fragment	Completed sentence
To increase market share there are two general alternatives available. Improving product loyalty or diversifying product range	To increase market share there are two general alternatives available. These alternatives are improving product loyalty or diversifying product range.

Read the following text. Make your selection from the choice available. There maybe more than one correct answer.

_____________ March 1810 when Macquarie put in a request to the colonial office to set up a bank; however, the bank of New South Wales did not open for business until April 1817.

It was
The date
Some time during