Avoid beginning sentences with a gerund, which is a verb form
ending in –ing used as a noun. A gerund is often mistaken for a
verb and therefore results in an incomplete sentence. "Saving my
money" is incorrect, because "saving" serves as a noun in the
sentence, not a verb. A sentence needs a verb to be complete, so
in order to correct sentence fragments which begin with a gerund,
simply add a verb phrase to the end. Correct: "Saving my money is
difficult."

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Correct the following. Answers will vary:
1. Working late.
2. Spending the entire budget by July.
3. Speaking to my co-workers.

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Vocabulary word of the week:
Egregious (adj.) conspicuously or very bad. Example: The news media
couldn't wait to report the candidate's egregious error of
mispronouncing the prime minister's name.

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Answers will vary. Suggested answers:
1. Working late was not my choice.
2. Spending the entire budget by July created problems.
3. Speaking to my co-workers eased my concerns.

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