Types of Sentences Review

Front

Determine if it's IC or DC: The baby cried through the entire storm.

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Independent

Front

Identify subjects (S) and verbs (V): "Singers, recorded a song that made people aware of the problems in Ethiopia."

Back

S: Singers, people V: recorded, aware

Front

Clause: "After we came home." Is it independent or dependent?

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Dependent

Front

Identify S, V, and clause in: "When the printer makes that noise."

Back

S: printer; V: makes; Clause: Dependent

Front

Identify subjects (S), verbs (V), and clauses in: "It was the red convertible; that ran off the road."

Back

S: It, convertible V: was, ran Independent: It was the red convertible Dependent: that ran off the road

Front

Determine if the clause is Independent or Dependent: "After they tasted victory, nothing else would satisfy them."

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Independent

Front

Identify subjects (S), verbs (V), and the underlined clause in: "Her life passed before her eyes, as she hung on by one finger."

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S: Life, She; V: passed, hung; Dependent

Front

Determine if the sentence is simple (S) or compound (CPD): "Romeo & Juliet is a tragic play by Shakespeare, and Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy."

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Compound

Front

Subjects (S) and verbs (V) in: "It may be cold, but at least it is not humid."

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S: It, It; V: may be, is; Compound

Front

Subjects (S) and verbs (V) in: "Books and paper must be moved by morning." Is it simple or compound?

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S: books, paper V: must be moved Simple