I am the noun or pronoun that performs the action in an independent clause.
What is The Subject
100
The professor drove to work after he had a long day.
What is "professor" and "drove"
100
When Gerard finally reached the other side of the river, he found that what he was looking for wasn't there at all.
What is 1
100
If I wanted to combine two independent clauses, I would use ________________
What is a comma and a coordinating conjunction
100
I wasn't really sure where to begin so I started with independent clauses, and I worked from there.
What is No, There is no comma before the coordinating conjunction "so"
200
The main action of the sentence.
What is The Predicate
200
The black dog, as opposed to the white one, trotted to where Sammy was eating the pork.
What is "dog" and "trotted"
200
I hit the nail with the hammer, and the nail won, vibrating the long, wooden handle until it was far too difficult to hold on to.
What is 2
200
Add a second predicate to this sentence--"Franco danced down the street"--and be grammatically correct.
What is Franco danced and______ down the street
200
Franklin stole that hat, I could tell. I asked myself what the point of it was, and I really could not come up with an answer.
What is No, "You stole that hat" and "I can tell" are both independent clauses, and there is no coordinating conjunction
300
Combining independent clauses utilizes two grammatical features: What are they?
What is: the comma and the coordinating conjunction.
300
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
What is "tough" and "get"
300
Yes. I am rather interested in your proposition, but I can't help but feel that you are trying to dupe me here, so can't we meet somewhere in the middle?
What is 4
300
I crossed the bridge________, by the time I got to the other side, I had already lost John________ I decided to sit ______ wait for him to return.
Fill in the blanks with correct grammar usage.
What is ", and" ----- ", so" -------- "and"
300
In the spring of 1990, when my father, mother, and sister all attended my brother's graduation, they thought he seemed happy.
What is Yes, "they thought" are the subject and verb. "father...attended" is inside of a clause.
400
If you do not wish to combine 2 independent clauses, you use this to separate them.
What is a Period
400
Time after time I'd think I'd found a way out, only to wind up in a deep-blue cul-de-sac or stranded atop a rough patch of ice.
What is "I" "[woul]d think"
400
Our second night out, two hours before dawn, I was steering from the flying bridge when the head of a mule deer materialized in the spotlight's glare. The animal was in the middle of Fitz Hugh Sound, swimming through the cold black water more than a mile from the Canadian shore.Its retinas burned red in the blinding beam; it looked exhausted and crazed with fear.
What is 4
400
There were too many giraffes to count_________ too many potatoes to pick.
What is "and"
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY -- The first three people to raise their hands get this opportunity. Write down your answer to this question:
If you do not wish to use a comma and a coordinating conjunction, and you do not wish to separate the two independent clauses with a period, what grammatical symbol can you use?
What is a semicolon
500
A clause that does not have a subject and predicate
What is a Dependent Clause
500
Ironically, the wilderness surrounding the bus--the patch of overgrown country where McCandless was determined "to become lost in the wild"--qualifies as wilderness by Alaska standards.
What is "wilderness" and "qualifies"
500
By the third afternoon of the storm, I couldn't stand it any longer: the lumps of frozen snow poking me in the back, the clammy nylon walls brushing against my face, the incredible smell drifting up from the depths of my sleeping bag. I pawed through the mess at my feet until I located a small green sack, in which there was a metal film can containing a victory cigar.
What is 2
500
Chris sang, danced__________ played simultaneously.
What is ", and"
500
Shortly thereafter, Thomas decided the road wasn't for him, and returned home safe and sound, away from the dangers of hitchhiking.
What is No. There should be no comma after "him" because returned home safe... is not an independent clause.