The man threw the bat in disgust when he struck out.
Define bat.
What is a wooden stick used to hit a baseball.
100
The boys searched the beach for sand dollars.
What is "for sand dollars." (searched? - adverb phrase)
100
An independent clause expresses? a complete thought and can stand ?alone as a sentence.
Which sentence is an independent clause?
Although I like to play golf.
The boys play golf every Saturday.
What is "The boys play golf every Saturday."
200
An antonym for amateur?
What is professional.
200
A synonym for annoy?
What is to bother.
200
The child's parents pointed towards the site where their new home was to be built.
What is site?
What is a plot of land.
200
The three contestants listened carefully to each question.
What is "to each question" (listened? - adverb phrase)
200
A dependent clause does not express a complete thought and can not stand alone as a sentence.
Is this a dependent clause?
Because we liked to take pictures.
What is "Yes." "Because we liked to take pictures," is a dependent clause.
300
An antonym for big?
What is small.
300
A synonym for cautious?
What is careful.
300
The unwise husband bore into the wall with a hammer and nail, bursting a water pipe behind the wall.
What is bore?
What is to drill or to make a hole.
300
The grass behind the house and near the fence is dying.
What is "behind the house, near the fence." (grass? - adjective phrases)
300
Identify the group of words between the slashes as a dependent or independent clause.
The theme of a story is the life lesson // because the author wants to teach the reader something.//
What is Dependent clause.
400
An antonym for fail?
What is pass.
400
A synonym for fix?
What is repair.
400
Our mother enjoys to tell the story when my father asked her out on a date for the first time?
What is date?
What is to go out.
400
A deep ditch was dug near the boundary of the factory.
What is near the boundary and of the factory.
(was dug - ?adverb phrase)
??(of the factory - boundary? adjective phrase)
500
An antonym for forward?
What is backward.
500
A synonym for troublesome.
What is difficult or hard.
500
The teacher shouted "duck" towards the crowd, as deranged bird flew towards them.
What is duck?
What is to lower suddenly; crouch.
500
A pretty girl with brown hair and eyes sat near me at the banquet.
What is "with brown hair and eyes" and ??"near me, at the banquet.
(girl ?adjective phrase)
(sat -? adverb phrases)
500
Identify the group of words between the slashes as a dependent or independent clause.
//The thesis of the introductory paragraph should be placed as the last sentence of that paragraph// because it helps the reader understand what the essay will be about.