Question

read the passage and highlight sentence fluency errors you find. political documents from the time of the united states’ independence are important, other written accounts and even fiction from that time period can be just as valuable. such as journal entries and poetry. these documents are interesting to read they give glimpses into daily life and values during an important time in our country’s history.

Explanation:

1. "Political documents from the time of the United States’ independence are important, other written accounts..." - This is a run - on sentence. It should be "Political documents from the time of the United States’ independence are important, but other written accounts...".
2. "Such as journal entries and poetry." - This is a sentence fragment. It should be integrated into a larger sentence, for example, "Other written accounts, such as journal entries and poetry, can be just as valuable."
3. "These documents are interesting to read they give glimpses..." - This is a run - on sentence. It should be "These documents are interesting to read because they give glimpses...".

Answer:

• "Political documents from the time of the United States’ independence are important, other written accounts and even fiction from that time period can be just as valuable." (Run - on sentence, should use a conjunction like "but" after "important")
• "Such as journal entries and poetry." (Sentence fragment, needs to be part of a complete sentence)
• "These documents are interesting to read they give glimpses into daily life and values during an important time in our country’s history." (Run - on sentence, should use a conjunction like "because" or a semicolon after "read")