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100
Is the following a clause? because of all the snow.
What is No!
100
Identify the sentence type. The boys wanted to take a trip to Key West.
What is simple.
100
Identify the verbal: Many athletes want to earn a medal for their efforts.
What is to earn - infinitive
100
Define vendor.
What is a person who sells something.
100
Define epoch.
What is a distinct period of time, era, age
200
Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence. Oatmeal raisin cookies, which are somewhat healthy, are my favorite.
which are somewhat healthy
200
Identify the sentence type: Originally, they wanted to fish all day, but they decided to tour the museums as well.
What is compound.
200
Identify the verbal: Winning an event is only part of the reason why athletes compete.
What is Winning or winning an event - gerund
200
Define naive.
What is innocent or showing lack or worldly knowedge.
200
Define armistice.
What is a temporary peace, halt in fighting.
300
Identify the independent clause in the following sentence. All students who are in the 8th grade will have a party tomorrow.
What is all students will have a party tomorrow.
300
There, they saw an older man who told great stories about the Native Americans, Hemingway, and other cultural events.
What is complex
300
Wanting to be recognized for their talent, athletes will compete against their peers.
What is wanting or wanting to be recognized for their talent - participle
300
Give two synonyms for adapt.
What is regulate, alter, acclimate.
300
Identify the clauses: When the students play speedy freddy, I am always afraid. :(
What is dependent - when the students play speed freddy independent - I am always afraid
400
Be sure to hand in your report before class ends today.
What is independent - Be sure to hand in your report dependent - before class ends today.
400
The walls are covered from top to bottom with brilliantly colored paintings by young artists age eight to seventeen.
What is simple
400
Participating in state, national, and international competitions is important to many athletes.
What is participating in state, national, and international competitions - gerund
400
Give two synonyms for forlorn.
What is woebegone, forsaken, pathetic.
400
Identify the verbals. Trained in electronics, John decided to apply for a job at Best Buy.
What is Trained in electronics - participle to apply for a job at Best Buy - infinitive
500
Identify the clauses in the following sentence. Since the cookies were so delicious, we decided to buy a dozen of them and we gave them out to our classmates who were at school today.
What is dependent - since the cookies were so delicious, who were at school today independent - we decided to buy a dozen of them, we gave them out to our classmates.
500
He eats people; because he cannot be killed, he is especially frightening.
What is compound complex.
500
Competitions organized on many levels give amateur athletes a motive for increased practice.
What is organized on many levels - participle
500
Give the definition and an antoynym for loiter.
What is to linger in an aimless way, hang around. Ant. - hurry
500
Identify the clauses and sentence type. Because the girls knocked out the light while playing speed freddy, Ms. Trehy had to sneak into the supply room which was very far away to steal a light bulb.
What is dependent - Because the girls knocked out the light while playing speed freddy; which was very far away Independent - Ms. Trehy had to sneak into the supply room to steal a light bulb. Complex