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Independent vs. Subordinate
Adjective or adverb
Comma placement
Noun Clauses
Sentence Structure
100
Find the subordinate clause. While I enjoy school, it is much more fun to hang out with my friends.
sub: while I enjoy school
100
Identify the subordinate clause and tell whether it is an adjective or adverb clause: Parachutes work because air resistance slows them down.
because air resistance slows them down - adverb
100
Several devices which are among the world's most important are known as simple machines.
Several devices, which are among the world's most important, are known as simple machines.
100
Remarkable inventions throughout the ages have helped human beings expand what they know of the universe.
what they know of the universe
100
Some inventions entertain us.
simple
200
Find the independent clause: I enjoy bubblegum so much that I chew 5 pieces every day.
I enjoy bubblegum so much
200
They have large surfaces that trap a lot of air.
that trap a lot of air - adjective
200
You may not think of these as machines at all but they are the foundations of all machines that have ever been invented.
You may not think of these as machines at all, but they are the foundations of all machines that have ever been invented.
200
Few people know which individuals invented the space shuttle, but NASA was credited with the invention in 1977.
which individuals invented the space shuttle
200
Radio and television have entertained us for many years, and now mp3 players entertain us as well.
compound
300
Find both the independent and the subordinate clause: The wheel, which many consider humanity's most important invention, has made many other inventions possible.
sub: which many consider humanity's most important invention ind: The wheel... has made many other inventions possible.
300
Because parachutists descend fairly rapidly, they sometimes injure themselves upon landing.
Because parachutists descend fairly rapidly - adverb (injure)
300
The simplest is the inclined plane a sloping surface that helps us move heavy objects up and down.
The simplest is the inclined plane, a sloping surface that helps us move heavy objects up and down.
300
Whoever worked on the space shuttle was no greater an inventor than Roger Bacon, an Englishman who may have invented the magnifying glass around 1250.
Whoever worked on the space shuttle
300
The piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori in Italy around the year 1709.
simple
400
Find the dependent and independent clause: Another development that was important was the ability to make fire.
sub: that was important ind: Another development... was the ability to make fire.
400
With parachutes, early aviators could descend from balloons that stayed in the air.
that stayed in the air - adjective
400
An everyday example of a wedge which is really two inclined planes that meet at an edge is an axe or a knife.
An everyday example of a wedge, which is really two inclined planes that meet at an edge, is an axe or a knife.
400
That the two-lens microscope was invented as long ago as 1590 may come as a surprise to you.
That the two-lens microscope was invented as long ago as 1590
400
In the 1892 several inventors developed the moving-picture projector, without which we would have no movies today.
complex
500
Find the independent and dependent clauses: Although you may not think of pottery as an invention, the ability to make containers is considered essential for civilization.
sub: although you may not think of pottery as an invention ind: the ability to make containers is considered essential for civilization.
500
Although parachuting is risky, many people love it.
Although parachuting is risky - adverb (love)
500
If a road going up a mountain is an example of an inclined plane a road winding around a mountain exemplifies another simple machine the screw.
If a road going up a mountain is an example of an inclined plane, a road winding around a mountain exemplifies another simple machine, the screw.
500
I believed that I would do well on the test.
that I would do well on the test
500
Vladimir K. Zworykin is sometimes credited with the invention of television, but there were others, including Philo T. Farnsworth and John Baird, who contributed to the invention.
compound-complex