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Clauses and Phrases
Independent vs Dependent
Compounds: What is There Two of?
Punctuation Function
Sentence Bonanza!
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What are the two necessary parts that make up a clause?
What is a subject and predicate.
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Why cannot dependent clauses make sense on their own?
What is because they are not complete ideas?
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"The astronaut ____________________" Fill in the blank with a compound predicate.
What is "(verb) and (verb)."
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"I danced, and pranced." "I danced, but I did not prance." Which sentence does not need a comma and why?
"I danced and pranced." That is a compound predicate.
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"Please open this bag for me." ________________________________________________________ What is the subject of this sentence? Who is supposed to do the opening?
What is "you," the understood or implied subject.
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"On the last street." ________________________________________________________ Is this a phrase or a clause?
What is phrase?
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"Jim studied in the Panther Market for his chemistry quiz, but it was hard to concentrate because of the noise." ________________________________________________________ What type of clauses are in this sentence?
What are independent clauses?
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"The boxer dodged, jabbed, swung a haymaker, and knocked out his opponent." This a a compound __________
A compound predicate.
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What is a semicolon used for?
What is to join two independent clauses that are closely related.
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"The hill is a little steep, so I want to go around it, but that will take a long time, so I might just call my friend to pick me up." ________________________________________________________ What is wrong with this sentence? How could you fix it?
It has too many clauses. (Solutions vary)
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"The seal on the rock roared." ________________________________________________________ Which group of words is the phrase in this sentence?
What is "on the rock?"
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"Since we can't make it to the beach on time." ________________________________________________________ What is needed to make this sentence a complete idea?
What is a main clause or independent clause?
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"The library is closed but Mr. Reid can help us find a book." ________________________________________________________ What error was made in this compound sentence?
There is a missing comma before the coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).
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"Spring Break begins next month, but we are going on vacation to India, and can't hang out." Where is the punctuation error? Explain the error.
After India. ________________________________________________________That is not a compound sentence and does not require a comma.
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Read the following sentence and identify the joining error. ________________________________________________________ "Mosis tried to believe Kakemour was a good brother, then the fiend tried to make him whip his own family."
What is a mistaken use of the conjunctive word "then" instead of a conjunction like "and" or "but."
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"In the backyard, with my grandpa and grandma, at 9:00, bluejays sang on top of a tree." ________________________________________________________ Where is the clause in this sentence?
What is "bluejays sang?"
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"I am mad at the teacher because he did not give me an 'A!'" ________________________________________________________ Identify the two clauses in this sentence and what type of clause they each are.
Clauses: "I am mad at the teacher" and "Because he did not give me an 'A?'" ________________________________________________________ They are respectively an independent clause and a dependent clause.
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DOUBLE POINTER WAGER _______________________________________________ "'Pharaoh's Daughter' and 'Mara, Daughter of the Nile,' surprise and impress many English teachers, but the teachers need to spend extra time and study them. _________________________________________________________ What compound subjects, predicates, and sentences are in this sentence (identify the clauses)?
Compound Subjects: P.D. and Mara _________________________________________________________ Compound Predicates: "surprise and impress" "spend extra time and study them." _________________________________________________________ Compound Sentence: (Pharaoh's Daughter... ,but ... them)
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Nintendo is releasing a new game console this week, so let's head down to Game Stop and try it out. ________________________________________________________ Nintendo could release their new game console this week, or they could release it next month. ________________________________________________________ Which coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) can be replaced with a semicolon? Which cannot? Explain why.
The first sentence can be joined, because they are closely related enough to be understood without the conjunction. However, the second sentence cannot be understood with just a semicolon.
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"The Hobbit holds a special place in my heart, for I read it for my first real book report." ________________________________________________________ Which "for" is a conjunction and which "for" is part of a phrase? Why?
"For I read it" is a clause. ________________________________________________________ "for my first real book report" is a phrase because it has no predicate.
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"Mr. Sparks, a 7th grade English teacher, teaches in the afternoon." ________________________________________________________ Identify the clause and phrases in this sentence.
For the clauses, what is "Mr. Sparks teaches." ________________________________________________________ For the phrases, what is "a 7th grade English teacher," and "in the afternoon."
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"Since you are answering the 500 point question and trying to score big, when you try to think of the answer, take a closer look at where I put the commas." ________________________________________________________ Identify the clauses in the sentence above and explain what type each clause is.
"Since you are answering the 500 point question and trying to score big," (Dependent) ________________________________________________________ "when you try to think of the answer" (Dependent) ________________________________________________________ "take a closer look at where I put the commas." (Independent)
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Name all the FANBOYS. Then use three different appropriate FANBOYS to join the following pairs of simple sentences. ________________________________________________________ Li wanted to make sure her tribe did not starve. She used new ways to more easily acquire food. ________________________________________________________ It could be the dolphins thought Li was a friend. It could be the dolphins just used Li to get fish. ________________________________________________________ Greb was unable to find food on his own. He was used to bullying others to get food.
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (Answers vary)
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What are two reasons for using semicolons? Give an example for one of your reasons.
To emphasize related idea, eliminate wordiness, or connect conjunctive transitions. (Examples vary)
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Double Wager Special ________________________________________________________ "Although you have not learned about complex sentences, this is a complex sentence." ________________________________________________________ Can you identify what makes a sentence complex and not compound? (Hint: Look at the types of clauses)
What is a dependent clause combined with an independent clause.