Identify the Clause
What kind of clause(s) are included in the line blow? How do you know?
I cook noodles with tomato sauce.
Independent clause because it has a subject and predicate.
Correct or incorrect? If it's incorrect, fix it.
I eat celery and I eat carrots too.
Incorrect: I eat celery, and I eat carrots too.
Combine the sentences:
The boy solved the puzzle. He was praised by the teacher.
The boy solved the puzzle and was praised by the teacher.
The boy solved the puzzle; he was praised by the teacher.
When the boy solved the puzzle, he was praised by the teacher.
Write an independent clause in the present tense about Ms. Rosenbaum -- be nice ;) (Make sure you are following comma rules if they apply!)
Ms. Rosenbaum likes to eat apples and peanut butter. (or any sentence with a subject and a predicate)
Put the following sentence into past simple tense.
I love eating artichoke.
I loved eating artichoke.
What kind of clause(s) are included in the line blow? How do you know?
After you eat that toast.
Dependent Clause because it has a subordinating conjunction (because it starts with "after")
Correct or incorrect? If it's incorrect, fix it.
Is driving on the dirt road.
Incorrect: He (or any subject) is driving on the dirt road.
Combine the sentences below.
The parcel reached me this morning. My brother sent it.
The parcel which my brother sent reached me this morning.
Write two independent clauses combined with the coordinating conjunction "but" about any topic of your choice. (Make sure you are following comma rules if they apply!)
Example: I clean the stove, but I don't clean the microwave.
Put the following sentence into present continuous.
I protect my friends.
I am protecting my friends.
What kind of clause(s) are included in the line blow? How do you know?
Which may concern you.
Relative clause because it has a relative pronoun
Correct or incorrect? If it's incorrect, fix it.
I am finishing my project which I'll be done with tomorrow.
Correct
Combine the sentences below:
Bring me the file. The file is on the table.
Bring me the file that is on the table.
Write a sentence with a dependent clause and an independent clause about any subject. (Make sure you are following comma rules if they apply!)
Example: When breakfast is ready, I will come downstairs.
Put this sentence in the future simple.
I am living in Bed Stuy.
I will live in Bed Stuy.
What kind of clause(s) are included in the line blow? How do you know?
I run to the bathroom, and then I throw up.
Two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
Correct or incorrect? If it's incorrect, fix it.
My mother who is allergic to peanut butter is coming with me to the parade.
Incorrect: My mother, who is allergic to peanut butter, is coming with me to the parade.
Combine the sentences below.
The teacher came. We started our test.When the teacher came, we started our test.
Write a sentence with an essential relative clause (make sure you are following comma rules if they apply!)
Example: The room that is upstairs and to the right is off-limits.
Put the following sentence into past simple:
I will move into the other room.
I moved into the other room.
What kind of clause(s) are included in the line blow? How do you know?
When I get home from school, I take a shower.
Dependent clause because it starts with "when" and independent clause because it has a subject and predicate.
Correct or incorrect? If it's incorrect, fix it.
Anyone, who has not turned in their homework, must do so by Friday.
Incorrect: Anyone who has not turned in their homework must do so by Friday.
Combine the sentences below:
The managing director is visiting the company next week. He lives in Seattle.
The managing director, who lives in Seattle, is visiting the company next week.
Write a sentence with a non-essential relative clause (make sure you are following comma rules if they apply!)
Example: My grandmother, who lives in Tuscany, can't eat bread.
Put the following sentence into past perfect.
I stirred the soup.