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Noun Clauses
Adverb Clauses
Relative Clauses
Appositive vs. Relative
Diagramming
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Find the noun clause: He doesn’t know what he’s going to do now.
What is "what he's going to do now"? +50: Why? How do you know?
100
Find the adverb clause: After the movie was over, we went out to eat.
What is "after the movie was over"? NOW: Explain why!
100
Find the adjective clause: The kids who started out with the highest scores actually finished near the bottom.
What is "who started out with the highest scores."? +50: Explain why. How do you know?
100
Dad's talent, which came from hard work, is the foundation of his success.
What is a relative clause?
100
The library is quiet tonight.
Hint: This is a simple sentence. See Dr. Harrison for answer sheet! :-)
200
Find the noun clause: What I did yesterday is none of your business.
What is "what I did yesterday"? +50: Explain why. How do you know?
200
Find the adverb clause: I won’t be able to go to college unless I get a good grade in chemistry.
What is "unless I get a good grade in chemistry". +50 points: Explain why! (How do you know?)
200
Find the relative clause: That history test, which was supposed to be so hard, turned out to be quite easy.
What is "which was supposed to be so hard."? +50: Explain why. How do you know?
200
Dad's talent, the skill of negotiating, is the foundation of his success.
What is an appositive? Note: this appositive is a noun phrase
200
The library, which is filled with books, is a nice place.
Hint: notice the "which" See Dr. Harrison for answer key! :-)
300
Find the noun clause: Whatever you want to do for your birthday is fine with me.
What is "Whatever you want to do for your birthday"? +50: Explain why. How do you know?
300
Find the adverb clause: Alexis got a detention because she was late for class.
What is "because she was late for class". +50: Explain why? How do you know?
300
Find the adjective clause: My history teacher, who just started teaching this year, is the best teacher I’ve ever had.
What is "who just started teaching this year"? +50: Explain why. How do you know?
300
The day when Maria graduated from the university was a celebration.
What is a relative clause?
300
The library is the place I prefer to work.
Hint: "to work" is an infinitive phrase... see chapter 10! See Dr. Harrison for answer key! :-)
400
Find the noun clause: All the kids are interested in what the principal is going to announce today.
What is "what the principal is going to announce today."? +50: Explain why. How do you know?
400
Find the adverb clause: I get to go to Europe after I graduate if I can save half the airfare.
What is "if I can save half the airfare."? +50: Explain why? How do you know?
400
Find the relative clause: The best summer of my life was the summer that I turned fifteen.
What is "that I turned fifteen."? +50: Explain why. How do you know?
400
The company is hiring Xitlali, who is the best person for the job.
What is a relative clause?
400
While my office is nice and cozy, I prefer the library on my writing days.
Hint: Yikes! look our for the word "writing" -- it's a gerund -- see ch. 10! :-) See Dr. Harrison for answer key.
500
Find the noun clause: I don’t know where else I can look for my lost keys.
What is "where else I can look for my lost keys."? +50: Explain why. How do you know?
500
Find the adverb clause: While the local people were trying to escape, the tsunami washed over their town.
What is "While the local people were trying to escape,"? +50: Explain why? How do you know?
500
Find the adjective clause: My sister, who is on the gymnastics team, can do a back flip off the balance beam.
What is "who is on the gymnastics team" +50: Explain why. How do you know?
500
Sandy Whiskers, the stuffed dog that Finch named, sleeps in the clothes basket in our closet.
What is an appositive? Note: this appositive contains a relative clause...
500
While I work at the university, my husband, the hardest working man I know, tackles the job of building our house even though his feet hurt all day. :-(
Hint: Okay - check out that phrase "building a house" - notice that 'building' is a gerund... but it has a noun attached to it! Ug. What does that mean!! See chapter 10! Hint 2: OMG!! there are two dependent clauses! See Dr. Harrison for answer key! :-)