the following sentence or group of sentences contains either fragments or run-ons. Correct them. There is more than one possible acceptable way to correct them.

If people who drink a lot of soft drinks cut out two cans a day. They could lose 25 pounds in a year.

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the following sentence or group of sentences contains either fragments or run-ons. Correct them. There is more than one possible acceptable way to correct them.

If people who drink a lot of soft drinks cut out two cans a day. They could lose 25 pounds in a year.

surryyy · Answer

this is what i had wrote is it wrong? If people who drink a lot of soft drinks cut out two cans a day, they could lose 25 pounds in a year.

jademc01 · Answer

People who drink a lot of soft drinks could lose 25 pounds in a year if they cut out two cans a day.

jademc01 · Answer

Strange that your first answer was wrong...was there any reason why? It looks correct.

surryyy · Answer

no i dont know if it is wrong or not. im just asking.

surryyy · Answer

but thank you!

jademc01 · Answer

It may be because "If people who drink" looks fragmented--but the example I gave should work.

jademc01 · Answer

Ohh ok..well it looked fine to me!

surryyy · Answer

k thnx

jademc01 · Answer

Yw