Santa Phrase or Santa Clause?
Label below as a phrase or a clause.
"In the middle of the night..."
Phrase: I see no subject or predicate here. Just two prep. phrases strung together.
Label as Fragment, Simple Sentence, Compound, Complex, or Compound Complex.
Leighton woke up early because the sun was in his eyes.
This is complex. You have a IC and a DC.
Label the dependent clause as an Adjective, Adverb, or Noun Clause.
The dress which she is wearing is new
Adjective!
Which dress?
What does O.P. stand for in English class?
Object of the Preposition!
Packers or the Cowboys?
Packers.
Label below as a phrase or a clause.
"Because there was no game today..."
Clause! We have a subject and a verb working together but NOT a complete idea.
Label as Fragment, Simple Sentence, Compound, Complex, or Compound Complex.
Since there was no school today.
Fragment: This isn't a complete idea. It is the DC without the IC
Label the dependent clause as an Adjective, Adverb, or Noun Clause.
After many years, the polar ice caps have receded dramatically.
Adverb!
When, did they RECEDE?
What are the four types of Noun positions in a sentence that we have focused on?
1. Subject
2. O.P.
3. P.N.
4. D.O.
"Silky Smooth is in the house!"
What does this mean?
This was another of Mr. Chiochios' nicknames in school. It means...you can figure it out.
Label below as a phrase or a clause or a sentence.
"She called him a jerk."
This is a sentence. It has a subject and a verb, but it also IS a complete idea.
Label as Fragment, Simple Sentence, Compound, Complex, or Compound Complex.
Tuition is constantly rising, and text books are ridiculously expensive.
Compound: Take notice of the comma. VERY important!
Label the dependent clause as an Adjective, Adverb, or Noun Clause.
The problem is that we don't have all the necessary tools.
NOUN
This is a Predicate Noun. Notice the linking verb.
Problem = clause
Who wrote The Kite Runner? (no cheating!)
Khaled Hosseini
What is "Christmas in a cup?"
Coffee, creamer, and mints or candycane
Identify the dependent clause and the prepositional phrase the sentence below.
"Julia called Daisy in the evening before she went to bed."
Prep. Phrase: in the evening
Using IC and DC as abbreviations, how would you label or mark a compound sentence?
IC + IC
Two simple sentences together!
Identify what kind of Noun Clause we have here. In other words, what position does it play? (Subject, Object of the Preposition, Direct Object, or Predicate Noun?)
The problem is that we don't have all the necessary tools.
Predicate Noun. Notice the linking Verb!
Problem = clause
How many days do you receive, per day gone from school, to make up your work for class?
Two days for the day you missed. A new two days for the next day, based on the assigned dates.
What does Mr. Chiochios fear? (Not owls or aliens)
Spiders!
Explain, with reason, WHY the clause below is dependent and would be considered an incomplete sentence.
"Because we were friends for ten years."
There is no complete idea. What happened as a result of being friends for ten years? We don't know. The independent idea is not present with it.
Using IC and DC as abbreviations, how would you label or mark a compound-complex sentence?
Any of these!
IC + IC +DC
IC +DC +IC
DC + IC + IC
Label the dependent clause as an Adjective, Adverb, or Noun Clause.
The server brought a glass of water for whoever wanted it.
Noun
O.P. Notice the preposition "for" in front of it.
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3! This was YOUR question. Hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha.
When was the last time I got a hair cut?
Never. I always have the barber cut every hair on my head, not just one.
:) A HAIR cut. Get it? Ok. Sorry.