Answer:
1. Forming a complete sentence:
A. Nine bones from a Pacific walrus were found in a coffin beneath St. Pancras Railway Station in London.
2. Eliminating comma splices:
A. German Porsche has won the J.D. Power new model satisfaction award more than any other carmaker and is expected to win again next year.
B. The federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is developing new regulations that will be ready for review later this year for offshore oil and gas operations in the Arctic.
3. Subject-verb Agreement:
A. Samples from the survey were subjected to sampling and non-sampling errors.
B. The typical question received at our call centers was not answered in any of the user guides.
4. Pronoun-antecedent agreement:
A. A researcher is required to submit all the IRB forms and a proposal to the Research Committee.
5. Real subjects appearing prominently:
A. The number of students enrolled in our training sessions has decreased.
B. The dramatic increase in business resulted from the use of in-store demonstrations.
Explanation:
1. A complete sentence is a statement that has three components: a subject (the actor in the sentence) a predicate (the verb or action), and a complete thought (makes sense and can stand alone).
2. Elimination of comma splices: Comma splices are used to join two independent clauses with a comma and no conjunction.
3. Maintaining the subject-verb agreement: Subject verb agreement simply means that if the subject is singular or plural, the verb must be singular or plural.
4. Pronoun-antecedent agreement: Pronoun antecedent agreement is when the pronoun agrees in number (referring to singular or plural) and person (referring to first, second, or third person) with its antecedent. A plural pronoun replaces a plural noun and a singular pronoun replaces a singular noun.
5. Real subjects appearing prominently: This requires the identification of the real subject in a sentence and then starting the sentence with the subject, instead of making the subject the object.
