Hacker Dev Ex 10/25/05 8:35 AM Page 49 Name Section Date EXERCISE 19-3 Fragments To read about this topic, see section 19 in The Bedford Handbook, Seventh Edition. Underline each fragment in the following paragraphs. (Consult the chart on p. 239 of The Bedford Handbook, Seventh Edition, if necessary.) Do not correct the errors, but be prepared to discuss possible revision strategies for each fragment. The first fragment is underlined for you. Paul McCartney wrote many of the Beatles’ songs. A good student who learned quickly, he began composing songs when he was about fourteen. Paul said that sometimes a song just came to him, like “Eleanor Rigby.” One of his most famous and moving songs. The song is about a lonely woman who can’t connect with other people. Paul was sitting at the piano not working on anything special. Just fooling around with melodies and rhythms. Then some notes played themselves in his head and so did some words. Like “Daisy Hawkins picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been.” Later Paul saw the name “Rigby” on a shop in Bristol. And decided he liked that name better than “Hawkins,” especially with “Eleanor” instead of “Daisy.” He and John Lennon finished the song together. Paul wrote “Hey, Jude” in an effort to help John’s son, Julian, who was upset over his par- ents’ separation. Paul wanted the boy not to be sad. “To take a sad song and make it better.” He decided to change “Julian” to “Jude” after he finished the song. Because he wanted the song to have a country and western feel. All of the Beatles wrote songs, and often they collaborated on one, but Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote most of the songs the Beatles sang. Source: Wanda Van Goor and Diana Hacker, Developmental Exercises to Accompany THE BEDFORD HANDBOOK, 7th ed. (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2006)..