What is a group of words with a subject and predicate?
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The name for the combination of an independent clause and dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence.
100
Fill in the blanks:
Her owner begins to ________ papers at his desk. Then, he spots his cat and tries to _______ her toward him with a bowl of milk. Princess ignores him and watches that dumb dog Dino trot past her, his _______ quick and impatient. Panting, his tongue hanging out, Dino pads over to the aquarium to watch the turtle and other _______ creatures.
What are: (a) shuffle (b) lure (c) gait (d) aquatic
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Use of the word shuffle in two sentences according to the following definitions:
1. move about this way and that; mix
2. to move back and forth from one place to another
What are:
1. The businessman shuffled memos on his desk as he talked to a client.
2. The banker shuffled the accounts from Chicago to Switzerland.
100
Turn this sentence into a complex sentence:
I have yet to find my folk tale in the library.
What is (possible answer): I have yet to find my folk tale in the library although I have spent hours searching?
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The definition of an independent clause.
What is a clause with a subject and predicate that can stand alone as a simple sentence.
200
Create one simple sentence and one complex sentence (that makes sense) using the following clauses:
Jasmine is the most talented writer in our class.
Although she hopes to be a published writer.
Jasmine would like to study communications as well.
What are:
Jasmine is the most talented writer in our class. Although she hopes to be a published writer, Jasmine would like to study communications as well.
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Two synonyms for the following two word lists:
watery, oceanic, marine: ____________
proud, scornful, arrogant: ____________
What are: (a) aquatic (b) haughty
200
Use of the word shuffle in three sentences according to the following definitions:
1. to perform, as a dance, with a dragging motion of the feet
2. to rearrange so as to place in random order
3. to walk with a dragging step
What are:
1. The tap dancers shuffled along the stage in time with the music.
2. The magician shuffled the cards before asking the visitor to choose one.
3. Grandfather shuffled over to the kitchen sink to get a drink of water.
200
Explanation of why the following sentence is NOT a complex sentence:
I find folk tales interesting because of the history in them.
What is: It is not complex because the sentence only has one independent clause-- one main subject and predicate-- whereas complex sentences require both an independent clause and a dependent clause?
"Because" does not signal a dependent clause because it is not followed by a subject-predicate pair.
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The definition of a dependent clause.
What is a clause with a subject and predicate beginning with a conjunction?
300
Combine at least two clauses into a complex sentence and one simple sentence.
Because her grandmother used to tell her folk tales.
She would sit on her grandmother's lap and listen to her grandmother's stories.
Jasmine hopes to one day write a story like her grandmother.
What are:
Jasmine hopes to one day write a story like her grandmother because her grandmother used to tell her folk tales. She would sit on her grandmother's lap and listen to her grandmother's stories.
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Fill in the blanks:
Princess doesn't feel like playing any of her ______ tricks on Dino. Instead, she decides to ______ in the corner next to the door, waiting for her opportunity to escape the house and be alone, for the one thing that this _______ loves is her _______.
What are (a) cunning (b)lurk (c) feline (d) solitude
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Select the sentence that uses the term correctly. Be prepared to explain how the other sentence does not use the appropriate term.
1. The lion emerged from his lair, rested and ready to hunt.
2. The store owners lurk potential customers away from their competitors with lower prices and free hot dogs.
What is (2) is the sentence with the incorrect term?
The term should be "lure" instead of lurk. Lure refers to pulling away while lurk refers to hanging around or not leaving.
300
Change the sentence so that it remains COMPLEX but no longer uses a comma:
Before I left for school this morning, I read a tale of a brave knight.
What is: I read a tale of a brave knight before I left for school this morning. ?
400
10 examples of conjunctions used to begin dependent clauses.
What are: (possible answers) after, before, whenever, wherever, unless, while, because, as if, although, despite?
400
Create two complex sentences using the following clauses:
While I read.
I often listen to soft music.
I usually carry a book with me.
Wherever I go.
What are:
I often listen to music while I read.
Wherever I go, I usually carry a book with me.
400
Fill in the blanks:
Always scoring people and her food, Princess the cat is known for being ______. This morning she emerges from her ______ -a cardboard box filled with soft blankets- and scrutinizes her surroundings.
What are: (a) haughty (b) lair
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Select the sentence that uses the term correctly. Be prepared to explain how the other sentence does not use the appropriate term.
1. The dancers in the musical Cats moved with feline grace.
2. The policeman walked to the scene of the crime with a strong and steady shuffle.
What is sentence #2 includes the incorrect term?
The usage of "shuffle" in this sentence would be better replaced with "gait"--meaning stride.
400
Alter the sentence so that it remains complex but a comma is used:
I forgot what time it was until my mother called me.
What is: Until my mother called me, I forgot what time it was. ?
500
Create simple sentences with both of the dependent clauses:
Whenever I read a story.
Because I like them.
What are:
Whenever I read a story, I feel like I travel through time and space.
I tend to choose historical fiction novels because I like them.
500
True or False:
Two independent clauses can be joined with a comma and a conjunction to create a complex sentence.
What is FALSE? Two independent clauses are joined with a comma and conjunction to form a compound sentence.
500
Three synonyms that best fit the word groups:
tempt, entice, attract: ____________
sneak, slink, lie in wait: ____________
clever, sly, tricky: ______________
What are: (a) lure (b) lurk (c) cunning
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Select the sentence that uses the term correctly. Be prepared to explain how the other sentence does not use the appropriate term.
1. Cats often possess an aloof, arrogant, and cunning attitude that make them seem unapprochable.
2. For the people tired of the rat race, the perfect vacation spot offers peace and solitude.
What is sentence #1 has the incorrect term?
The term "cunning" in this sentence would be better replaced with the vocabulary term "haughty"-- meaning arrogant, proud, and scornful.
500
Combine these two sentences by adding a conjunction to create a COMPLEX sentence:
I will probably not be happy until I finish reading every book on my shelf.
My sister is always calling me a book worm.
What is (possible answer): My sister is always calling me a book worm because I will probably not be happy until I finish reading every book on my shelf.