Conjunction or Preposition
"Before soccer practice"
Before is being used as a
____
Preposition
Adjectives modify ______ and ____
Nouns; pronouns
What two things do both independent and dependent clauses need?
subject and a verb
Where do you place the Oxford comma in a list of items?
After the second-to-last item, before the "and"
Example: I like dogs, cat, and horses.
Poison dart frogs can be found in the rainforest. What kind of phrases is in the above sentence?
Prepositional phrase "in the rainforest"
"After she hurt herself"
After is being used as a ______
Subordinating conjuction
Adverbs answer which question
- Where
- when
- why
- how
If I put a ___ ___ in front of an independent clause, I will have a dependent clause
Subordinating conjuction
"I am cold. I put on a sweater."
Give me two different ways to combine the above sentences.
"I am cold, so I put on a sweater."
OR
"I am cold; I put on a sweater
Glass frogs, which have transparent bellies, are typically lime green in color. Identify the clauses and the phrase in this sentence
Independent clause: Glass frogs are typically lime green in color
Relative clause: which have transparent bellies
Prep phrase: in color
"Since he crashed his car after curfew"
"Since" is being used as a ___
while "after is being used as a ___
Since = subordinating conjunction
After = preposition
His answer was boring, but he spoke very clearly and concisely.
In the above sentence, which words are adverbs
Very, clearly, concisely
"The elephant trampled the mouse" is what kind of clause?
Independent
When using a colon, it must always come after a _____ clause.
Independent
Breviceps, which are also called rain frogs, always look angry.
Identify the two clauses in the above sentence and classify them.
"Breviceps always look angry." = independent clause
"which are also called rain frogs" = relative clause
A subordinating conjunction introduces a
______ clause which requires both a ____
and a _______
Dependent; subject; verb
My friend, who is very shy, made me order her food for her.
Identify the dependent clauses in the above sentence and classify it as a relative or adverb clause
"Who is very shy"
relative clause
"Though I am not afraid, I still prefer to sleep with a nightlight on in my room"
Identify the clauses in the above sentence and tell me if they are independent or dependent
"Though I am not afraid" = dependent clause
"I still prefer to sleep with a nightlight on in my room" = independent clause
Name the two uses for a semicolon
1) To bring together two independent clauses ("I am hungry, so I order pizza.")
2) The "super comma" (used in a list where the items already have commas)
I want to pick a favorite frog, but it's too difficult. What kind of sentence is the above sentence is the above based on clauses
Compound
You have 1 minute to come up with an example of:
1) "Before" being used as a preposition
2) "Before" being used as a subordinating conjunction
Free response. Examples include:
1) Before supper
2) Before I broke my leg
Before the game started, my brother, who is very competitive, started a fight with the referee.
Identify and classify all the clauses in the sentence above.
"Before the game started" = adverb clause
"My brother started a fight with the referee" = independent clause
"Who is very competitive" = relative clause
Tell me how many independent and/or dependent clause the following sentence types need:
-Simple
-Compound
-Complex
-Compound-complex
Simple:1 independent
Compound:2 independent
Complex: 1 independent, 1 or more dependent
Compound-complex: 2 independent, at least 1 dependent
Punctuate the following:
I have a dream to travel the world and see many destinations Paris France Mumbai India and Milan Italy
I have a dream to travel the world and see many destinations: Paris, France; Mumbai, India; and Milan, Italy
After I learned about Sonoran Desert toads, which sometimes eat other toads, they stopped being my favorite toad."
How many clauses are in the above sentence? What kinds are they?
"After I learned about Sonoran Desert toads," = adverb clause
"which sometime eat other toads," = relative clause
"they stopped being my favorite toad." = independent clause