Identify the number of independent clauses and the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence:
Nemo swam in dangerous waters, and the poisonous jelly fish surrounded him.
What is 2, and?
100
T/F
This sentence is correctly punctuated:
The taxicab driver a native New Yorker, screamed at the top of his lungs at the impenetrable mob of tourists, which seemed to disregard the flashing red hand.
What is False?
The taxicab driver, a native New Yorker, screamed at the top of his lungs at the impenetrable mob of tourists, which seemed to disregard the flashing red hand.
100
A prepositional phrase will function as an adjective or adverb. As an adjective, the prepositional phrase will answer the question...
For example: The video game covered with dust in the basement was my favorite thing two summers ago.
What is...
Which one?
100
The structure of a complex sentence can be either:
Independent Clause +____.
or
Dependent Clause +_____ +Independent Clause.
What is...
Dependent Clause
,
100
A group of words that has a subject and a predicate and can stand alone.
What is an independent clause/simple sentence?
200
Coordinating conjunctions are commonly found in _________________ sentences. These conjunctions, along with a comma, link two ________________ clauses.
compound, independent
200
True or False
This is a compound sentence:
Nick and Monica ate cookie dough ice cream together on their first date at Baskin Robbins.
What is False -- Simple sentence?
200
What is the preposition in the sentence?
The game in the afternoon will be delayed unless it stops raining.
What is in?
200
What is the independent clause in this sentence?
The championship tennis match will be televised unless more breaking news develops.
What is
The championship tennis match will be televised
200
A group of words that has a subject and a verb and cannot stand alone.
What is Dependent clause/subordinate clause?
300
Identify the non-essential clause below:
For the first day of summer, June 14th, I plan to sleep in late, which I consider to be after 8:00 AM.
What is
which I consider to be after 8:00 AM.
300
True or False:
When writing a restrictive clause, do not place a comma before "that." When writing a nonrestrictive clause, do place a comma before "which."
What is true
300
Complete the complex sentence with the missing clause:
While we are learning to break dance,
(must add an independent clause)
ie:While we are learning to break dance, my friend will be snap-chatting the highlights (when we don't fall over).
300
Compound-complex, compound, complex, simple?
The students finished their Biology homework while the movie "Elf" was playing, but they left two problems blank.
What is compound-complex?
300
two or more independent clauses joined together without the proper punctuation to make a compound sentence
What is a "run-on" sentence?
400
List the FANBOYS conjunctions that can be used to join related independent clauses.
What are:
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
400
True/False
The following are ALL "adverbial conjunctions":
furthermore, then, hence, therefore, thus, also, however, nevertheless, moreover, besides, consequently, meanwhile, otherwise, likewise, still
What is True?
400
Do compound sentences always have at least one comma?
What is No?
A semi-colon could join two independent clauses.
400
Simple, compound, complex? Also identify the clauses.
The football soared and spiraled through the air, but no one caught it.
What is...
compound
the football soared and spiraled through the air-independent clause
no one caught it-independent clause
400
limits the possible meaning of a preceding subject (usually a general, ambiguous noun). It tells the reader which one of many the writer means.
What is a restrictive or essential clause? (Definition)
500
A _________ conjunction often introduces the dependent clause in a complex sentence.
-Give at least 2 examples of these conjunctions
What is subordinating?
Here are some common subordinating conjunctions:
after before so that
although even if though
as even though
unless as if if until
as long as in order that when / whenever
as soon as once where / wherever
as though provided that whether
because since while
500
True or False:
There are 3 prepositional phrases in the combined two sentences. (If false, how many are there?)
"I will not obey the voices in my head."
(Bart Simpson, The Simpsons, 2000)
"On the counter near the stove in a silvery pan was a deep-dish berry cobbler."
(Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970)
What is false...there are 4.
1. in my head
2. On the counter
3. near the stove
4. in a silvery pan
500
Write two complex sentences on the board in one minute. Use both structures when the dependent clause goes first and second.
-1 sentence with a DC, IC
Since Oreos are my favorite, I eat at least three in my lunch every day.
-1 sentence with IC DC
I eat at least three Oreos in my lunch every day since they are my favorite.
500
Identify each clause (dependent/independent) in the sentence below. Also, label the subjects and the predicates.
Molly and Sarah went to McDonalds; all of their teachers were there.
What is
IC
IC
Molly and Sarah (subject)
teachers (subject)
went(predicate)
were there (predicate)
500
A group of related words that contains a subject and a predicate, but is not necessarily a complete thought.