The word groups in the passage below are numbered.  Some are complete sentences, and some are fragments.  Write the numbers 1 to 21 on a piece of paper.  Put C next to each number corresponding to a complete sentence; put F next to each number corresponding to a fragment.  Answers are given below the passge.

¹Working with computers isn't easy.  ²In the first place, learning the basics.  ³Which may not be very "basic" at all.  ⁴Turning on the machine is easy enough, but then everything gets more complicated.  ⁵Causing many people to give up when they are just beginning.  ⁶New users may start to feel comfortable.  ⁷After a few painful hours on the slow learning curve.  ⁸Nevertheless, problems may continue to arise along the way.  ⁹Even after hours of practice and training.  ¹⁰Perhaps just when we feel that we are beginning to get the hang of it.  ¹¹Most of us learn to take these setbacks in stride.  ¹²Although we may dramatically enlarge our vocabulary of swear words in the process.  ¹³Indeed, some users have contributed new words to the language.  ¹⁴And have become quite adept at using them.  ¹⁵Of course, the computer doesn't care.  ¹⁶It is only a machine.  ¹⁷With no emotions and no way of responding to our threats.  ¹⁸Its only response may be to break down completely.  ¹⁹Whenever it feels like it.  ²⁰Causing us to swear even more.  ²¹Isn't computing fun?

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1. C;   2. F;   3. F;   4. C;   5. F;   6. C;  7 . F;   8. C;   9. F   10. F;   11. C;   12. F;   13. C;   14. F;   15. C;   16. C;   17. F;   18. C;   19. F   20. F   21. C

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