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Clauses (Adjective, Adverb and Noun)
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Misplaced Modifiers
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Synonyms and Antonoyms
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What is the noun clause in this sentence? What Billy did shocked his friends.
what Billy did
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Is this sentence simple, complex, or compound? Some students like to study in the mornings.
Simple Remember that a simple sentence is an independent clause that has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
100
Does this sentence have a dangling or misplaced modifier? Having finished the assignment, the T.V. was turned on.
Dangling modifier; the sentence does not specify who finished the assignment. A dangling modifier is a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence. A modifier describes, clarifies, or gives more detail about a concept.
100
What is the antecedent in this sentence? Snakes are dangerous if they bite.
Snakes; Remember that the antecedent is the word that the pronoun is about.
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What is a synonym for the word gingerly? Hint when used in a sentence: Ponyboy rubbed his cheek gingerly where the Socs had hit him.
Cautiously or carefully
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What is the adverb clause? I didn't call her because I'm shy.
because I'm shy
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Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? Alejandro played football, so Maria went shopping.
Compound Remember that a compound sentence is a sentence that has two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. Remember FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet and so
200
Does this sentence have a dangling or misplaced modifier? Having arrived late for practice, a written excuse was needed.
Dangling; the sentence does not state who had arrived late for practice.
200
Yes or No Could the word "James" be the antecedent in this sentence? James took her dog for a walk.
No because the pronoun has to agree with its antecedent. James took his dog for a walk.
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What is a synonym for the word sagely? Hint when used in a sentence: Steve commented sagely when you asked him about cars; they were his speciality.
wisely or knowingly
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What is the noun clause? I must decide which English course to take.
which English course to take
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Is this sentence compound, simple or complex? Why? The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error.
Complex; because the sentence has an independent clause joined by a dependent clause.
300
Does the sentence have a dangling or misplaced modifier? The torn student's book lay on the desk.
Misplaced; Remember that a misplaced modifier is a word, phrase or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies/clarifies. You DO NOT add words to a sentence that has a misplaced modifier! The student's torn book lay on the desk.
300
Re-write and complete the sentence: Tom and Bob raced _____ bikes. a. their b. his c. them
a. their
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What is an antonymn for the word "trudged"? Sally simply trudged along the sidewalk.
Ran; answers may vary To trudge means to walk
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What is the noun clause? What I had for breakfast gave me hearburn.
what I had for breakfast
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Combine the two sentences to create a compound sentence. Your team will have to write out the complete sentence to earn credit. I tried to speak Spanish. My friend tried to speak English.
I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak English. (answers may vary)
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State whether the sentence has a dangling or misplaced modifier then re-write the sentence to correct it. We ate the lunch that we had brought slowly.
Misplaced; We slowly ate that lunch that we had brought.
400
Re-write and fill in the blanks in the following sentence with a pronoun and its correct antecedent. The ______ said that _____ was proud of them.
Answers will vary.
400
What is an antonym for the word "incensed"? Then provide a synonym. Mike was incensed when he found out that someone took his 2k11 X-Box game.
happy or excited; synonym would be mad or upset.
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What is the adjective clause in this sentence? Explain. The English teachers that I like best forget to go to class.
that I like best
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Two part question: State what kind of sentence this is and then turn this sentence into a compound sentence. (Hint: Since you have to turn it into a compound sentence it is obviously not compound!) Although he ate a really big dinner, now he wants to eat cake for dessert.
The sentence is complex. He ate a really big dinner, and now he wants to eat dessert. (Answers may vary)
500
State whether the sentence has a dangling or misplaced modifier then state why. After identifying whether it has a dangling or misplaced modifier, correct the sentence to where it makes sense. When only five years old, Barney was enjoyable.
Dangling modifier; because the sentence does not state who was only five years old. Corrected sentence: When I was only five years old, Barney was enjoyable. (Answers may vary)
500
Create your own sentence and underline the pronoun and its antecedent. Sentence must contain at least 6 words.
Answers will vary.
500
Re-write the sentence and replace the word "pessimistic" with a synonym. Then provide a context clue as to how you came to that synonym. A strong tornado had touched down in Amy's city and she was pessimistic about a tree crashing her car.
Negative or doubtful; Amy knows that a tornado can create damage so she felt negative about a tree crashing her car.