Find the ----- Clause
Find the relative clause in the sentence
The house, which had been abandoned for decades and was now overgrown with ivy, stood at the edge of the forest, casting long, eerie shadows that seemed to stretch toward the village as the sun began to set behind the mountains.
"which had been abandoned for decades and was now overgrown with ivy,"
What is the definition of an independent clause
A group of words that contains a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought.
Write a dependent clause, with the word Before
Various Answers--Mr. Hartman I defer to you
Andrei walked and talked
Independent
What is a participle? Name One?
A word formed from a verb and used as an adjective
eg Crying, Smiling, Cooking, Wrecked
Find the dependent clause
She decided to take the job offer in the city, even though it meant leaving her family and friends behind, because the opportunity was too good to pass up.
"even though it meant leaving her family and friends behind"
Definition of a relative clause
A dependent clause that modifies a noun or pronoun in the independent clause
Write a Independent clause that starts with the word Working, and has a dependent clause before it.
--- Various Answers---
The man who left his dog in the foyer must retrieve it before closing today, "who left his dog in the foyer"
Relative Clause
When are commas necessary in relative clauses
If the relative clause is necessary, than there are no commas and vice versa
Find the Independent Clause
The old house was finally torn down, even though it had stood there for over a century.
"The old house was finally torn down.
A group of words that has both a subject and a verb but cannot standalone as a complete sentence.
Write a relative clause beginning with "that"
Various answers
I went to bed early since I felt so tired: "Since I felt so tired"
Dependent
Find the simple subject and the simple predicate
Andrei valiantly turned the air conditioning on, despite Mr. Hartman's aversion to awesomeness.
Predicate: Turned
Find the relative clause
The park where we used to play has been renovated.
"where we used to play"
What is a relative pronoun
A word that introduces a relative clause
Write a dependent clause that begins with because
various answers---
If you decide to go, let me know, "if you decide to go"
Dependent
What are the three types of verbs
Action Verbs, Linking Verbs, Helping Verbs
Find the independent clause
The air conditioning, which had been malfunctioning for weeks, finally began to work again after Sahil replaced the faulty components.
"The air conditioning finaly began to work again after Sahil replaced the faulty components."
What are the three words with the most definitions according to the Oxford English Dictionary
Run-at 645 Definitions
Set-at 430 Definitions
Go-368 Definitions
Write a relative clause beginning with a relative adverb---when, where, and why
--Various Answers
You can stay here or you can leave
"Or you can leave"
Independent
Name every part of speech!
Verbs, Nouns, Adjectives, Pronouns, Adverbs, Prepositions, Interjections, conjunction