The following paragraphs are confusing because they contain some sentence fragments and run-on sentences.
DIRECTIONS:
• Identify the fragments by making them bold.
• Identify the run-ons by underlining them.
• Rewrite the paragraph, revising each fragment and run-on to make the meaning clear
1. Scuba diving is a popular pastime. Scuba is an acronym that stands for "self-contained
underwater breathing apparatus." In the fifteenth century. Leonardo da Vinci designed
an underwater diving suit. Functional equipment not developed until much later. The
eighteenth century brought practical devices for breathing underwater. Such as diving
suits and diving bells. Wearing these suits, divers could breathe underwater their
mobility was limited. The twentieth century had Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan
to solve the problem. Perfected the aqualung. The aqualung is a cylinder of
compressed air, it is worn on the back and connected to a mouthpiece With an
aqualung, divers have both air and mobility. Since 71 percent of the earth's surface is
covered by oceans Scuba diving opened up a whole new world