Right. You ought not to have come so soon.
Revise. I had ought to have told you but I didn’t have the courage.
340. Make a complete sentence out of a fragment carelessly punctuated as if it were a sentence.
Wrong. I took time to make friends and eventually enjoyed myself in the same way as any other little girl. My favorite sport being skating.
Right. I took time to make friends and eventually enjoyed myself in the same way as any other little girl. My favorite sport was skating.
Revise. At seven o’clock every morning I hear the faint tinkling of a bell which soon becomes an insistent ring, and another day has begun. Then a dash down the cold stairs followed by a hurried wash, then down to breakfast.
341. Attach a phrase, carelessly punctuated as if it were a sentence, to the sentence to which it belongs.
Wrong. This was placed in a chemical solution, called developer, for fifteen or twenty minutes. Sometimes even longer.
Right. This was placed in a chemical solution, called developer, for fifteen or twenty minutes, and sometimes even longer.