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Identify that Conjunction!
Correct Punctuation? If not, fix it!
What Kind of Clause is That?
Name the Dependent Clause
Potpourri
100
The dogs would not eat the pigeon but the ants and the termites found it delicious.
but, and
100
The dinosaur and the monster, lay on the floor as if flung there by an angry and vengeful child.
Incorrect! The dinosaur and the monster lay on the floor as if flung there by an angry and vengeful child.
100
He lit the fire THAT EVENTUALLY BURNED DOWN THE ENTIRE BLOCK.
Adjectival
100
When the timer sounded, the cookies were only halfway baked.
When the timer sounded
100
What is the "Oxford" (or optional) comma, and when is it used (or not used, as the case may be)?
The "Oxford" comma is the name for the optional comma that may (or may not) be used before the "and" ending a series of more than three items.
200
Not only did the chef give his customers food poisoning, but he also served jello for dessert.
not only, but also
200
I had no plans of marching in the parade, but I found myself dragged in despite my attempts to flee.
Correct!
200
WHO STOLE THE HALLOWEEN CANDY is a subject of hot debate.
Nominal clause (acting as a subject)
200
Whether or not you believe it, drinking river water is never a good idea.
Whether or not you believe it
200
Place the following items into parallel structures: With her blonde hair, pale skin and eyes that were glowing red, the girl resembled a spiteful ghost.
With her blonde hair, pale skin, and glowing red eyes, the girl resembled a spiteful ghost. OR With her hair that was blonde, skin that was pale, and eyes that were glowing red, the girl resembled a spiteful ghost.
300
Both the rug and the floor beneath were soaked with rum punch and ginger ale.
both, and, and
300
He looked under the rock and found several surprising things: a book, a worm, and a tiny pair of spectacles.
Correct!
300
He will give WHOEVER HE SEES NEXT a platter of pork chops.
Nominal clause (acting as an indirect object)
300
In order that the mice's plot succeeds, they will water the plants and harvest the poison fruit when the time arrives.
In order that the mice's plot succeeds when the time arrives
300
Identify the dependent clauses and their functions in the following sentence: The sunglasses that the man wore were a gift that his mother had purchased for his brother
that the man wore: adjectival, modifying sunglasses that his mother had purchased for his brother: adjectival, modifying gift
400
Either the giant needs to wash his socks, or the townspeople will band together and do it for him.
either, or, and
400
The rain was falling down; it soon flooded the street and it extinguished the fire set by the lightning.
Incorrect! The rain was falling down; it soon flooded the street, and it extinguished the fire set by the lightning.
400
The decision THAT HE MADE NEXT was SOMETHING THAT NO ONE EVER EXPECTED.
adjectival (modifying decision) and nominal (subject complement)
400
The chef's surprise was a traditional stuffing which he updated with an unorthodox addition of pig brains that he thought would delight his diners.
which he updated with an unorthodox addition of pig brains that he thought would delight his diners
400
How many adverbial clauses appear in the following sentence, and where are they? When the mice return, they will carry with them trophies of war while singing triumphant songs that will echo through the hall as they climb the stage in victory.
when the mice return while singing triumphant song as they climb the stage in victory
500
Neither the entree nor the soup was tasty, and the appetizers were lackluster and uninspired.
neither, nor, and, and
500
The following guests arrived late to the party: a jogger, wearing inappropriate footwear, two gentlemen, carrying their fedoras in bowling bags, a stray dog, frothing at the mouth, and an emissary from a nominally autonomous nation-state within the periphery of the United States.
Incorrect! The following guests arrived late to the party: a jogger, wearing inappropriate footwear; two gentlemen, carrying their fedoras in bowling bags; a stray dog, frothing at the mouth; and an emissary from a nominally autonomous nation-state within the periphery of the United States. OR The following guests arrived late to the party: a jogger wearing inappropriate footwear, two gentlemen carrying their fedoras in bowling bags, a stray dog frothing at the mouth, and an emissary from a nominally autonomous nation-state within the periphery of the United States.
500
AFTER HE LIT THE JACK-O-LANTERN, the man stood on the porch and waited for CHILDREN TO OOOOH AND AAAAAH OVER HIS ELABORATE CARVING JOB.
Adverbial and nominal (object of preposition for)
500
While the child slept, the monster-under-the-bed crept out and tickled the toes that tempted him because they hung over the edge of the bed.
while the child slept that tempted him because they hung over the edge of the bed
500
How many dependent clauses appear in the following sentence, and what kind of clauses are they? When the party ended, the monsters that had been signing the loudest found themselves outside on the street as the police arrived at the behest of the neighbors that had called to complain hours earlier.
When the party ended: adverbial that had been singing the loudest: adjectival, modifying monsters as the police arrived at the behest of the neighbors: adverbial that had called to complain hours earlier: adjectival, modifying neighbors