Which one of the following is a clause?

who were cooking a late night meal

Identify the simple sentence.

After dinner, we went to the movies.

The soccer players lost their game, joined their friends for lunch, and went to the movies.

The compound predicate is: lost, joined, went

A DEPENDENT clause ....

has a subject & verb but doesn't express a complete thought.

Correct this sentence: They spoke to him in Spanish he responded in English.

Add a comma and a FANBOYS after "Spanish"

What are the 2 ways that you can connect 2 INDEPENDENT clauses to create a compound sentence?

with a semicolon, with a comma and a coordinating conjunction (AKA FANBOYS)

Correct the sentence: The man believed in the system he knew that justice would prevail.

Insert a comma and "so" after "system"

While waiting for the paint to dry Sam went to Target and Ben organized the kitchen appliances.

Commas after the words "dry" and "Target"

What is a complex sentence?

An independent clause joined to a dependent clause

Andy took the elevator to the third floor rushed into the office and asked to see his father.

Add commas after the words “floor” and “office”

Identify the fragments.

Who is our favorite teacher., Mrs. Howell, our favorite teacher., Was running late.

Correct this sentence: The Walking Dead is my favorite TV show, I also love True Blood.

Change the comma to a semicolon.

Which of the following are phrases?

on a hot stove, running late after the show

Identify the simple sentence.

Running around the corner, Shawn slipped and fell.

Add Commas: While you are in college you will write papers make presentations and take exams.

After "college" "papers" and "presentations"

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1
Which one of the following is a clause?
who were cooking a late night meal
later in the evening
cooking a late night meal
2
Identify the simple predicate: The student wiped the whiteboard that was full of notes.
wiped
was
full
last
3
Correct this sentence: The shoplifter had stolen clothes, he ran once he saw the police.
Add the word "so" after the comma.
Change the comma to a semicolon.
All of these.
Add the word "Since" to the beginning of the sentence.
4
Identify the simple sentence.
After dinner, we went to the movies.
After dinner.
Went to the movies.
5
The soccer players lost their game, joined their friends for lunch, and went to the movies.
The compound predicate is: lost their game
The compound predicate is: lost, joined, went
The compound predicate is: joined their teammates
The compound predicate is: after, for, to
6
Make corrections: After listening to the Kanye West CD, I have new respect for his music.
No correction necessary
Change to comma to a semicolon & add a comma after "respect"
Add a comma after "respect"
Change to comma to a semicolon.
7
A DEPENDENT clause ....
is a group of words that has only one noun.
is a group of words that has only one verb.
has a subject & verb but doesn't express a complete thought.
restates the noun before it.
8
Identify the simple subject in the following sentence. The baby cried for food.
the
cried
food
baby
9
Correct this sentence: They spoke to him in Spanish he responded in English.
Add a comma and a FANBOYS after "Spanish"
Add a semicolon and a FANBOYS after "Spanish"
Add a comma after "Spanish"
No correction necessary.
10
What are the 2 ways that you can connect 2 INDEPENDENT clauses to create a compound sentence?
with a semicolon
with a comma only
with a colon
with a comma and a coordinating conjunction (AKA FANBOYS)
11
Correct the sentence: The man believed in the system he knew that justice would prevail.
Insert a semicolon and a FANBOYS after "system"
Insert a comma after "system"
Use a semicolon after "system" and "since" at the beginning
Insert a comma and "so" after "system"
12
Make corrections: The woman who taught Art History 210 was fired for stealing school supplies.
Insert a comma after "210"
Insert commas after "woman" and "210"
Insert a semicolon after "210"
No correction necessary
13
While waiting for the paint to dry Sam went to Target and Ben organized the kitchen appliances.
No change necessary
Commas after the words "dry" "Target" and "kitchen"
Commas after the words "dry" and "Target"
Comma after the word “dry”
14
What is a complex sentence?
An independent clause joined to a dependent clause
A group of words with both a subject and a predicate
2 dependent clauses
2 independent clauses joined with a comma and a FANBOYS
15
Andy took the elevator to the third floor rushed into the office and asked to see his father.
Add commas after the words “elevator” and “floor”
Add commas after the words “floor” and “office”
Add commas after the words “elevator” “floor” and "office"
Add a comma after the word “elevator”
16
Identify the fragments.
Mrs. Howell, who is our favorite teacher, was running late.
Who is our favorite teacher.
Mrs. Howell, our favorite teacher.
Was running late.
17
Fix the sentence: After eating lunch at The Cheesecake Factory Tim went to the gym to exercise.
Insert a comma after "Factory"
No correction necessary
Insert a colon after "Factory"
Insert a semicolon after "Factory"
18
Identify the compound subject in the following: Megan and Ron ate too much and felt sick
sick
Megan, Ron
Megan
felt
19
Correct this sentence: The Walking Dead is my favorite TV show, I also love True Blood.
No correction necessary.
Add the word "however" after the comma.
Change the comma to a colon.
Change the comma to a semicolon.
20
Which of the following are phrases?
on a hot stove
because we were running so late
running late after the show
who were cooking a late night meal
21
Identify the simple sentence.
As he was running around the corner, Shawn slipped and fell.
Shawn slipped and fell because he ran around the corner.
Running around the corner, Shawn slipped and fell.
22
Add Commas: While you are in college you will write papers make presentations and take exams.
After "college"
After "college" "write" "papers" and "presentations"
After "college" and "papers"
After "college" "papers" and "presentations"

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