Clauses
Find your IND and/or SUB clause(s) in the following sentence:
Finally, I remembered where I had left my keys.
Finally, I remembered - IND
where I had left my keys - SUB (N)
Find the noun clause and tell what part of speech it is acting as:
Mother explained why we should change the oil in the car.
why we should change the oil in the car - acting as DO
Two pieces of the pie (was, were) eaten before dinner.
Were
Identify whether the following sentence is Simple, Compound, Complex, or Compound-Complex:
She ran outside quickly.
Simple
She (S) ran (V) outside quickly - IND
Identify the clause(s) below as SUB or IND:
I wanted to go to the show, but he wanted to stay home.
I wanted to go to the show - IND
he wanted to stay home - IND
Find your IND and/or SUB clause(s) in the following sentence:
After the cat jumped down from the sofa, Maria sat.
After the cat jumped down from the sofa - SUB
Maria sat - IND
Find the ADJ clause:
The clothes that we got wet in the rain were soon dried.
that we got wet in the rain (modifies clothes)
Neither of the movies (is, are) very good.
Is
Identify whether the following sentence is Simple, Compound, Complex, or Compound-Complex:
The tornado happened one year ago today, and many homes on my street still show signs of damage.
Compound
The tornado happened one year ago today - IND
many homes on my street still show signs of damage - IND
All of the stuff in the attic (need, needs) to be dusted before the yard sale.
Needs
Find your IND and/or SUB clause(s) in the following sentence:
Today, no humans live on the island, but it is still home to a wide variety of birds.
Today, no humans live on the island - IND
it is still home to a wide variety of birds - IND
Find the ADJ or ADV clause and determine which it is:
Martin looked as though he had lost his last friend.
as though he had lost his last friend - ADV
Several of the sheep (graze, grazes) in the field.
Graze
Identify whether the following sentence is Simple, Compound, Complex, or Compound-Complex:
Do you know who wrote this note and left it on my desk?
Complex
Do you know - IND
Who wrote this note and left it on my desk - SUB
Identify the type of clause underlined as ADJ, ADV, or N and tell what it modifies or takes the place of:
Did you get the package that your mother sent?
That your mother sent - ADJ modifying package
Find your IND and/or SUB clause(s) in the following sentence:
Although no humans live on the island, it is still home to a wide variety of birds.
Although no humans live on the island - SUB
it is still home to a wide variety of birds - IND
What type of clause is underlined below:
Finally, I remembered where I had left the keys.
where I had left the keys - NOUN (acting as DO)
Each of a whale shark's eggs (is, are) quite large.
Is
Identify whether the following sentence is Simple, Compound, Complex, or Compound-Complex:
Eagerly, we unpacked the tent, and my uncle who had been in the army helped us set it up in the side yard.
Compound-Complex
Eagerly, we unpacked the tent -IND
my uncle ... helped us set it up in the side yard - IND
who had been in the army - SUB
Each of these lakes (has, have) good fishing and boating.
Has
Find your IND and/or SUB clause(s) in the following sentence:
When Thora Andersen came to this country, she enjoyed her new freedom, but she also worked very hard.
When Thora Andersen came to this country - SUB
she enjoyed her new freedom - IND
she also worked very hard - IND
Identify the clause and type:
We often visited Dr. Ito on Sunday evenings, when he usually cooked a traditional meal.
when he usually cooked a traditional meal - ADJ (describing evenings)
The evening before the battle, the army (clean, cleans) their weapons.
Clean
Identify whether the following sentence is Simple, Compound, Complex, or Compound-Complex:
In sports, as in most other activities, persistence and patience usually pay off.
Simple
Persistence and patience (S) pay (V)
No other S/V (just prep phrases!)
Find any ADJ, ADV, and N clauses:
That he had been a cowboy should have been obvious from the lasso and chaps, but she thought he was raised in the city before he moved here.
That he had been a cowboy - NOUN
Before he moved here - ADV