clauses
Under the heavy warm blankets
not a clause
The choir (has, have) been practicing
has
I sat by the fire and drank my hot chocolate.
simple
Mercy took her dog for a walk.
action
Will you always bring a pencil to school?
you will bring
The fence was painted white
Miss Chavez (is, are) always busy.
is
They look like tiny white doves, but they were used as teeth.
compound
helping
Where has the pencil sharpener been all this time?
sharpener has been
Because of the storm
not a clause
Our kittens (is, are) growing too fast.
are
I changed into my warm clothes, and Mom made hot chocolate.
compound
The lost paper is here.
being
How often do you eat ice cream?
you do eat
Since I cleaned and organized my bedroom
dependent
The porcupine (live, lives) in North America and Europe.
lives
Pizza was my favorite my food when I was a child.
complex
Can you spell the last word?
helping
There are fifteen sibling in my grandpa's family.
fifteen are
Almost all the ice had melted
independent
(Was, Were) the neighbors outside?
were
I like being at home with my family.
Simple
Many animals are at the fair.
being
Often in the night, the sounds scare me.
sounds scare