Which answer properly corrects the phrase fragment in italics?

To find his missing books. He had to search all over the house.

a. He had to search all over the house; finding his missing books.

b. Finding his missing books. He had to search all over the house.

c. To find his missing books, he had to search all over the house.

d. He had to search all over his house, and to find his missing books.

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Selina Waller

8 October, 23:27

Which answer properly corrects the phrase fragment in italics?

To find his missing books. He had to search all over the house.

a. He had to search all over the house; finding his missing books.

b. Finding his missing books. He had to search all over the house.

c. To find his missing books, he had to search all over the house.

d. He had to search all over his house, and to find his missing books.

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Madden Conrad · Answer 1

C is the correct answer, because it is the only option which sounds natural. In A, semi colon (; ) is unnecessary. In the second example, there are two sentences, the first one is still a phrase fragment. D is not correct because of 'and', it is redundant.