misplaced/dangling modifiers
Select the misplaced or dangling modifier.
The paws of the giant panda have enlarged wrist bones that help the animal grip and eat bamboo like thumbs.
like thumbs
Insert one comma to separate the coordinate adjectives.
,
My uncle's rich elaborate cheesecake recipe calls for five eggs plus three additional egg yolks.
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rich, elaborate
This makes up a compound sentence.
What is two or more independent clauses?
A complex sentence is made up of these two parts.
What is one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses?
Select the misplaced or dangling modifier.
Erin had only one black dress that she could wear
to the funeral, which was regrettably short and tight.
which was regrettably short and tight.
Insert one comma to separate the coordinate adjectives.
,
The dark foggy conditions resulted in limited road visibility, so the state troopers temporarily closed all major thoroughfares.
dark, foggy
A dependent clause can be found in a compound sentence.
False
A complex sentence may have more than one independent clause.
False
Select the misplaced or dangling modifier.
Built during the Great Depression, more than a million people in the southwestern United States receive hydroelectric power from the Hoover Dam.
Built during the Great Depression
Should there be a comma between the adjectives describing the storm in the following sentence?
The harsh winter storm ravaged the landscape.
No
This type of punctuation can join two independent clauses.
What is a semi-colon?
These are three words that can introduce a dependent clause.
Select the misplaced or dangling modifier.
Also known as wisdom teeth, about thirty-five percent of the population never develops third molars, which usually appear between the ages of seventeen and twenty-five.
Also known as wisdom teeth
Should there be a comma between the adjectives describing farmhouse in the following sentence?
The old brick farmhouse stood proudly after the terrible tornado.
No
Give 2 examples of conjunctive adverbs that join this compound sentence pattern
SV; CA, SV
When do you use a comma in a complex sentence?
When it begins with a dependent clause.
Select the misplaced or dangling modifier.
Centaurs are mythological creatures invented by ancient Greeks with the head and torso of a human merged with the body of a horse.
with the head and torso of a human merged with the body of a horse.
What are the 2 tips you can use to determine if adjectives are coordinate?
If it makes sense to
1. put an "and" in between them
2. change their order
Give an example of a compound sentence.
Give a complex sentence that does not use a comma.