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What is the complete subject in the sentence? The design of the Museum of Natural History is the result of a collaboration between architect Dominic Galicia and interior designer Tina Periquet.
the design of the Museum of Natural History
What is the complete subject in the sentence? The entire structure is also cooled by an energy-efficient system that allows for the proper circulation of air.
The entire structure
What is the predicate in the sentence? Galicia refers to the design as The Tree of Life.
refers to the design as The Tree of Life
What is the dependent clause? This rather unconventional format is energy saving for the visitors because it makes for a pleasant downhill stroll through the galleries.
because it makes for a pleasant downhill stroll through the galleries
What is the independent clause? Behind the iconic Tree of Life are ramps that connect the building floors.
Behind the iconic Tree of Life are ramps
What is the independent clause? One of the museum’s galleries will have you singing “Under the Sea” as it focuses on the rich marine life in the Philippines.
one of the museum’s galleries will have you singing “Under the Sea”
What is the complete subject in the sentence? The Tree of Life is covered by a glass and aluminium roof that calls to mind a verdant forest canopy.
The Tree of Life
What is the independent clause? There are other ways to travel throughout the museum, but the Tree of Life elevator is the ceremonial processional way to do so.
There are other ways to travel throughout the museum
What is the dependent clause? The Philippines is considered a mega-diversity country rivaled only by a few countries in the world when it comes to variety of ecosystems, species and genetic resources.
when it comes to variety of ecosystems, species and genetic resources
What is the independent clause? Visitors enter via the lower courtyard onto the foyer, where the soaring sculptural Tree of Life is.
"Visitors enter via the lower courtyard onto the foyer"
What is the dependent clause? Before it became the National Museum of Natural History, the building used to be the headquarters of the Department of Tourism until 2015.
before it became the National Museum of Natural History
What is the independent clause? One of the most popular museums in the country is the National Museum of Natural History, which was officially opened to the public in May 2018.
One of the most popular museums in the country is the National Museum of Natural History
What is the dependent clause? The actual taxidermied figure of Lolong that will eventually replace the replica is still being prepared for display, but it can be glimpsed from the windows of a still-restricted room.
but it can be glimpsed from the windows of a still-restricted room
What is the dependent clause? Friends and families usually flock to the museums either Saturday or Sunday when there’s no class and no work.
when there’s no class and no work
What is the dependent clause? Because it houses a scenic elevator, it also serves as one of the access points to the museum’s top floor.
Because it houses a scenic elevator
What is the dependent clause? The museum’s central plaza has on display the tooth and bones of a rhinoceros philippinensis which were found at an archeological dig at Rizal, Kalinga and dated to be 709,000 years old.
which were found at an archeological dig at Rizal, Kalinga and dated to be 709,000 years old
Coordinating or Subordinating? Galleries and offices open onto The Courtyard, so those standing at the balconies can have an unimpeded view.
so: coordinating
What is the predicate in the sentence? The Museum of Natural History truly intends to be such.
truly intends to be such
Coordinating or Subordinating? The Tree of Life is covered by a glass and aluminium roof that calls to mind a verdant forest canopy.
that: subordinating
Coordinating or subordinating? The Tree of Life metaphor, as presented to and approved by the Board of Trustees, is the over-arching theme of the concept.
as: subordinating
What is the independent clause? While the National Museums of Fine Arts and Anthropology have Juan Luna’s Spoliarium and Fragment 22 of the Berlin Wall as their respective centerpiece exhibits, the Natural History museum has the preserved remains of Lolong, one of the largest crocodiles ever measured (6.17 meters).
The Natural History museum has the preserved remains of Lolong, one of the largest crocodiles ever measured (6.17 meters).
What is the dependent clause? Adding an element of the modern to the classic building is the atrium’s dome which is held up by a structure that is called the “Tree of Life.”
which is held up by a structure that is called the “Tree of Life"
What is the independent clause? The Natural History Museum, which houses the National Museum’s botanical, zoological and geological collections and other priceless artifacts, rounds up the trio of buildings that makes up the National Museum complex in Ermita.
The Natural History Museum rounds up the trio of buildings that makes up the National Museum complex in Ermita.
Coordinating or subordinating? For those inclined to follow in the footsteps of noted botanist Fray Manuel Blanco, there are also plant tracing dens in the botanical galleries where visitors can try their hand at drawing specimens of local flora.
for: coordinating
What is the predicate in the sentence? The DNA helix that serves as its trunk houses a glass-walled elevator that gives passengers a 360-degree view of the interior.
houses a glass-walled elevator that gives passengers a 360-degree view of the interior