Good Afternoon, I have 14 questions about phrase, clauses, compound subject and verbs that need to be answered by Friday, can you help?
QUESTION 1
1. Review: Phrase or Clause? Enter the word "phrase" for a phrase, and "clause" for a clause
Despite the early morning haze in the air
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QUESTION 2
1. Review: Phrase or Clause? Write "phrase" in the blank if the group of words is a phrase. Write "clause" if it is a clause.
Running down the street
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QUESTION 3
1. Review: Phrase or Clause?
Hellen shouted.
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QUESTION 4
1. Review: How many clauses?
Hopkins climbed up the tree and rescued the cat.
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0 clauses -- it's a phrase. |
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1 clause -- there is a compound subject and/or verb. |
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1 clause, without a compound subject/verb. |
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2 clauses |
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QUESTION 5
1. Review: How many clauses?
Reggie asked for a ride to Donnie's house, and Craig drove him there.
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0 clauses -- it's a phrase |
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1 clause -- there is a compound subject and/or verb. |
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1 clause, without a compound subject and/or verb. |
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2 clauses |
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3 clauses |
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QUESTION 6
1. Review: How many clauses?
After the rain stopped
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0 clauses -- it's a phrase. |
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1 clause -- there is a compound subject and/or verb. |
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1 clause, without a compound subject or verb. |
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2 clauses |
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3 clauses |
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QUESTION 7
1. Dependent or independent? Write "independent" in the blank if the clause is independent. Write "dependent" if it is dependent.
After John hiked to the top of the mountain [x]
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QUESTION 8
1. Dependent or Independent? Write "dependent" if the clause is dependent. Write "independent" if the clause is independent.
Alonso walked weariedly, hanging his head.
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QUESTION 9
1. Dependent or independent? Write "dependent" in the blank if the clause is dependent. Write "independent" in the blank if it is independent.
While the ocean contains seemingly innumerable gallons of water
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QUESTION 10
1. Which word makes the following clause dependent?
Although the rain poured down unceasingly ...
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rain |
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unceasingly |
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down |
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although |
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QUESTION 11
1. Which word makes the following clause dependent?
Because I forgot my lunch ...
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forgot |
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I |
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because |
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lunch |
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QUESTION 12
1. Last week, you learned about two types of sentence fragments. The first type of sentence fragment results from an author trying to pass off a phrase as a complete sentence. The second type of sentence fragment results from an author trying to pass off a [x] clause as a complete sentence.
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QUESTION 13
1. Below, in bold type, you should see an instance of the second type of sentence fragment (see question 12). Fix the sentence fragment by removing the subordinating conjunction. Write your corrected sentence in the box below.
After the ball sailed over the fence and into the stands.
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QUESTION 14
1. This time, fix the sentence fragment by adding an independent clause. Write the entire corrected sentence in the box below.
After the ball sailed over the fence and into the stands, . . .
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