the word __________ always begins an infinitive phrase
What is to
100
Lisa got sent to the principal's office because she was late.
the dependent clause is....
What is because she was late
100
How many independent clauses...
Although it was raining, and the roads were slippery, we decided to go for a bike ride.
What is two
100
The __________ sentence is the most basic and contains only one clause.
Fill in the blank
What is simple
200
Both the cockroach and the bird would get along very well without us although the cockroach would miss us most.
What is although
200
He likes to knead the dough slowly.
What is the infinitive phrase?
What is to knead the dough slowly
200
What is the dependent clause:
After Mary added up all the sales, she discovered that the lemonade stand was 32 cents short.
What is After Mary added up all the sale
200
The Freedom Riders departed on May 4, 1961, and they were determined to travel through many southern states.
This is what type of sentence?
What is compound
200
Go clean your room.
What is the sentence kind?
What is imperative
300
"Because he was so small Stuart was often hard to find around the house."
(E.B. White, Stuart Little, 1945)
The comma belongs in between which two words
What is small, Stuart
300
He helped to build the roof.
What is the infinitive phrase?
What is to build the roof
300
What must dependent clause contain to be considered a dependent clause?
What is a subordinate conjunction
300
how many of the four sentence types must contain an independent clause?
What is all of them: S, CD, CX, CDCX
300
What is the sentences type:
Our class made $25 at the fund-raiser, and we're going to donate it to the food bank.
What is compound or CD
400
"I learned a valuable lesson about cheating after I changed a mark on my report card in the third grade."
("Making the Grade")
The comma belongs in between which two words
What is none- no comma in necessary
400
He helped to build the roof.
What is the infinitive phrase acting as in this sentence? (classify)
What is direct object or DO
400
What is the dependent clause:
Bruno, on the other hand, likes the view that he gets from the log cabin up in the mountains, and he enjoys hiking in the forest.
What is that he gets from the log cabin up in the mountains
400
What type of sentence is:
I love conjunctive adverbs; my students love each other, and we all love holidays.
What is compound or CD
400
What type of sentence is:
Bruno, on the other hand, likes the view that he gets from the log cabin up in the mountains, and he enjoys hiking in the forest.
What is compound-complex or CDCX
500
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer."
(Henry David Thoreau, Walden, 1854)
How many clauses are in the above sentence?
What is three
500
The infinitive phrases acts like a __________ (job)
What is a noun
500
What is the dependent clause:
While all of his paintings are fascinating, Hieronymus Bosch's triptychs, full of mayhem and madness, are the real highlight of his art.
What is While all of his paintings are fascinating
500
Define an independent clause using correct vocabulary-
What is answer based on teacher discretion
500
What type of sentence is:
Being an English teacher with a penchant for syntactical complexity, I love to read simple sentences upon getting up and before going to bed.