Deconstructing Sentences
What's the verb of this sentence: "The researcher conducted experiments to test her hypothesis."
"conducted"
Identify the sentence element italicized as either an independent clause, a phrase, a dependent clause, or a relative clause: "The team would love to practice on Saturdays, but scheduling ice time is problematic."
Independent Clause
What type of sentence is this: "I wanted to go to the concert, but I had too much homework. "
Compound
Independent Clauses contain a _______________________________, a _____________________________, and a complete thought
subject, verb
How many subordinating conjunctions can you write down in 30 seconds?
As, Although, After, While, When, Unless, Because, Before, If, Since.
What are the subjects of the following sentence: "She wanted to travel to Europe, and her brother decided to join her on the trip."
"She" and "brother"
"She baked a cake because it was her friend's birthday."
Dependent Clause
What type of sentence is this: "The children played outside until it started to rain."
Complex
When the dependent clause comes______________________, it is followed by a comma. When the dependent clause comes______________________the independent clause, no comma is needed.
first, after
What is the dependent clause in this sentence: "Although the weather was unpredictable, the concert continued as planned."
"Although the weather was unpredictable..."
Identify the sentence element italicized as either an independent clause, a phrase, a dependent clause, or a relative clause: "The painting, created during the Renaissance, has been displayed in the museum for decades."
Phrase
What type of sentence is this: "Tom and Sarah frequently play soccer together and pass each other the ball."
Simple
A relative clause will always begin with a _________________________________ ______________________________(who, whom, whose, that, which)
Relative pronoun
What are the independent clauses in this sentence: "While the team practiced diligently, their coach encouraged them, and he shared valuable strategies for improvement."
"...their coach encouraged them..." and "...he shared valuable strategies for improvement."
Identify the sentence element italicized as either an independent clause , a phrase, a dependent clause , or a relative clause : "While she enjoyed painting, her true passion was sculpting."
Relative Clause
What type of sentence is this: "Although the weather was bad, we decided to go hiking, and we had a great time."
Compound-Complex
Compound Complex Sentences consist of_________________or more independent clauses and __________________ or more dependent clauses.
"two" and "one"
Identify the subject and verb of the following sentence; then, identify the phrase: "He finished his work early, his mind already on the weekend."
Subejct: "He", Verb: "finished", Phrase: "...his mind already on the weekend."
Identify all three sentence elements in this sentence: "[1]While the team practiced diligently, [2] their coach encouraged them, and [3] he shared valuable strategies for improvement."
1. Relative Clause, 2. Independent Clause, 3. Independent Clause
What type of sentence is this: "The cat, tired from running, slept on the couch."
A simple sentence may include ___________________elements as long as it includes only one complete thought
"compound"