Commas
I live at 16110 Wildwood Lane New Lenox Illinois 60451.
I live at 16110 Wildwood Lane, New Lenox, Illinois, 60451.
If you ___ (to dive) into this river right now, you ___ (to hurt) yourself.
Type 1:
If you dive into this river right now, you will hurt yourself.
Type 2 (possible):
If you dove into this river right now, you would hurt yourself
State if the following sentence is simple, compound, or complex:
The house was destroyed in the fire, but the whole family was saved.
Compound sentence
Main clause 1 – The house was destroyed in the fire Main clause 2 – the whole family was saved
We are going to be late. There is too ___ (much / many / a lot) traffic.
We are going to be late. There is too much traffic.
The students were asked1 to submit2 their assignments by Friday.
were asked – finite
to submit – non-finite
My birthday is on January 30th 1986.
My birthday is on January 30th, 1986.
Richard ___ (to walk) to school if he ___ (to miss) the bus today.
type 1:
Richard will walk to school if he misses the bus today.
type 2 possible:
Richard would walk to school if he missed the bus today.
State if the following sentence is simple, compound, or complex:
He is not tall enough to be a soldier.
Simple sentence
I like ___ (much / many) of her songs, but not ___ (some / all) of them are good.
I like many of her songs, but not all of them are good.
Your duty is1 to cross2 the river without getting2 noticed.
is – finite
to cross – non-finite
getting – non-finite
Handsome funny actors are the best in chick flicks.
Handsome, funny actors are the best in chick flicks.
"If you ___ (to help) your grandma, I ___ (to do) the shopping... But you are too lazy for that!"
Type 2:
"If you helped your grandma, I would do the shopping... But you are too lazy for that!"
State if the following sentence is simple, compound, or complex:
All that glitters is not gold.
Complex
Main clause – all is not gold
Subordinate clause – that glitters
The teacher gave ____ (every/each) of the students a piece of paper.
The teacher gave each of the students a piece of paper.
My sister Pamela hates ___ Pam. (call)
My sister Pamela hates being called Pam.
Yes I would love to go on a date with you.
Yes, I would love to go on a date with you.
They ___ (be able) to return the bottle if they ___ (not tear off) the labels.
Type 3:
They would have been able to return the bottle if they hadn't torn off the labels.
State if the following sentence is simple, compound, or complex:
Neither the color nor the design of this cloth appeals to me.
Compound sentence
Main clause 1 – neither the design appeals to me
Main clause 2 – the color of the cloth appeals to me
Can you bring soda to the picnic? I don't have ___ (some / any).
Yeah, I think I've got ___ (some / any) left over from the party.
Can you bring soda to the picnic? I don't have any.
Yeah, I think I've got some left over from the party.
The teacher encouraged1 the students to work2 hard.
encouraged – finite
to work – non-finite
The governor of California who is a lover of movies will be in town next week.
The governor of California, who is a lover of movies, will be in town next week.
If you ___ (to take) the 7:40 flight, you ___ (not/have to change) your flights at Heathrow. You have lost your suitcase because of that
Type 3:
If you had taken the 7:40 flight, you would have not had to change your flights at Heathrow. You have lost your suitcase because of that
State if the following sentence is simple, compound, or complex:
You can either come with me now or walk home.
Compound sentence
main clause 1 – You can either come with me
main clause 2 – walk home
Yes, I think ___ (a great deal / a great many) of our proposals will be approved. We're not taking ___ (nothing/anything) for granted, though. We still have ____ (a great deal of / a great many) work to do.
Yes, I think a great many of our proposals will be approved. We're not taking anything for granted, though. We still have a great deal of work to do.
Some students are said ___ the test more than once before. (fail)
Some students are said to have failed the test more than once before.