Clause-trophobia!
"The exhausted runner crossed the finish line" is and example of which kind of clause or phrase
The sentence is an independent clause.
Correct the punctuation: “Before the game started the crowd began to roar.”
“Before the game started, the crowd began to roar.” A comma separates the introductory dependent clause from the independent clause.
Identify the participial phrase: “Smiling proudly, Maya accepted the award.”
“Smiling proudly” is a participial phrase modifying Maya.
Find the error: “He enjoys swimming, hiking, and to ride his bike.”
Lack of parallel structure. Corrected: “He enjoys swimming, hiking, and riding his bike.”
Correct the error: “There was a time where I believed every rumor.”
Replace “where” with “when.” Corrected: “There was a time when I believed every rumor.”
In the sentence “Because the referee blew the whistle, the players stopped,” identify the dependent clause.
“Because the referee blew the whistle.” It cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
What is wrong with this sentence? “I wanted to go outside, it was pouring rain.”
It is a comma splice. Two independent clauses are joined with only a comma. One correction is: “I wanted to go outside, but it was pouring rain.”
Identify the appositive: “Our principal, Mr. Davis, announced the schedule.”
“Mr. Davis” is an appositive because it renames or identifies “our principal.”
Correct the error: “The bell rang the students rushed outside.”
One correction is: “The bell rang, and the students rushed outside.” A period or semicolon could also separate the independent clauses.
What is the problem with this sentence? “She decided to really carefully examine the evidence.”
The sentence contains a split infinitive, with “really carefully” separating “to” from “examine.”
In “The band played until the sun went down,” identify the independent clause and the dependent clause.
Independent clause: “The band played.”
Dependent clause: “until the sun went down.”
Add the necessary commas: “My brother who lives in Detroit is visiting.” Assume the writer has only one brother.
“My brother, who lives in Detroit, is visiting.” The clause is nonessential because it provides additional information rather than identifying which brother.
Find the dangling modifier: “Walking into the classroom, the desks looked unusually small.”
“Walking into the classroom” is a dangling modifier because it appears to describe the desks as walking. A correction is: “Walking into the classroom, I noticed that the desks looked unusually small.”
Find the nonparallel construction: “She wanted to learn the facts, to understand the causes, and writing a conclusion.”
The items do not follow the same grammatical pattern. Corrected: “She wanted to learn the facts, to understand the causes, and to write a conclusion.”
Identify and correct the error: “Neither of the students have finished the assignment.”
Subject-verb agreement. “Neither” is singular in this construction. Corrected: “Neither of the students has finished the assignment.”
Identify the phrase in this sentence: “The homework completed, the students headed for the door.”
“The homework completed” is an absolute phrase. It modifies the entire sentence.
What punctuation is missing? “We packed three things a tent, a cooler, and a flashlight.”
A colon after “things.” Corrected: “We packed three things: a tent, a cooler, and a flashlight.”
“The storm approaching, the sailors headed for shore.” What kind of clause or phrase is "The Storm approaching"?
“The storm approaching” is an absolute phrase that modifies the entire sentence.
What is wrong with this sentence? “The movie was exciting, funny, and it made us think.”
Lack of parallel structure. Corrected: “The movie was exciting, funny, and thought-provoking.”
Correct the error: “The players uniforms were covered in mud.”
“The players’ uniforms were covered in mud.” The apostrophe follows the s because the uniforms belong to multiple players.
In “The teacher who coaches soccer stayed late,” identify “who coaches soccer” and explain its function.
It is a dependent adjective (relative/essential) clause that modifies “teacher” by identifying which teacher.
Explain the difference between these two sentences:
“Let's eat, Grandma!”
“Let's eat Grandma!”
The comma in the first sentence indicates that Grandma is being addressed. Without the comma, the second sentence suggests that Grandma is the meal.
Correct the misplaced modifier: “She almost drove her children to school every day.” Assume she drove them on nearly every day, rather than almost driving them.
“She drove her children to school almost every day.” The original placement of “almost” changes the intended meaning.
Correct this sentence in two different ways: “Although I studied all night. I still felt unprepared.”
“Although I studied all night, I still felt unprepared.”
“I studied all night. I still felt unprepared.”
Find and correct the errors: “Running late, the keys were grabbed by Jordan, and he drove quick to school.”
Dangling modifier: The opening phrase appears to describe the keys as running late. Revise the sentence so that Jordan is the person running late.
Incorrect adverb form: “Quick” should be “quickly” to modify “drove.”
Corrected: “Running late, Jordan grabbed the keys and drove quickly to school.”