Genres & Words
What is realistic fiction?
A made-up story that could really happen
disdain
when you dislike something
Is this a dependent or independent clause?
We will go to the store tomorrow.
independent clause
surprised
stunned
Identify the appositive in this sentence.
Gorbfrilk, a house elf who worked in the Hogwarts kitchen, finally got to retire and go to the beach.
"a house elf who worked in the Hogwarts kitchen"
Identify the clauses in this sentence.
Because of the rainy weather today, we cancelled out trip to Hogsmeade.
The first one is dependent, the second is independent.
genius
very smart or talented
Which one is a dependent clause?
Harry gave ran all the way to class with 10 books!
"with 10 books!"
when you are concentrating on something
focused
What punctuation goes before and after an appositive?
a comma!
True or false: dependent clauses have a complete subject and a complete predicate
False! If that were true, it wouldn't be dependent on another clause (or phrase) to make it a complete sentence.
superb
very good
Identify the independent clause.
With his new broom, Harry knew he could win every quidditch match.
"Harry knew he could win every quiddith match."
something you look forward to
prospect
Combine these sentences using an apoositive.
Hagrid asked a student for help. The student was Luna Lovegood.
Hagrid asked a student, Luna Lovegood, for help.
Name the subject and predicate. Are they complete?
Where Ron walked.
Subject: Ron
Predicate: walked.
Not complete! This is a dependent clause.
perspective
your point of view, how you see things
Which kind of clause can be separated into its own sentence?
an independent clause!
your point of view
perspective
Combine these sentences using an appositron.
My guitar is old and beautiful. My mother gave it to me.
My guitar, which my mother gave to me, is old and beautiful.
Name the subject and predicate. Are they complete?
Malfoy threw his dinner on the ground and laughed.
Subject: Malfoy
Predicate: everything else, because it is a complete predicate! It's an independent clause!
prospect
something you look forward to
True or false: the following is an independent clause.
Hagrid's beard.
False!
Let's make it independent:
Hagrid's beard is black.
a change
transition
Identify the appositive, independent, and dependent clauses in the sentence. It has all 3!
With the help of three friends, visiting from another school, we were able to wrestle the young dragon into a box.
Dependent, appositive, independent.