Unit 4: Clauses and Sentence Structures

Type the subordinate clause or clauses in the sentence.

After the storm cleared, the flight took off.

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Type the subordinate clause or clauses in the sentence.

You will learn to speak Spanish if you practice.

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Put s if the sentence is simple or c if it is compound

My little brother Jake got a toy in his breakfast cereal box.

• S

• C

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Put s if the sentence is simple or c if it is compound

One of the remotes controlled the stereo and another controlled the television.

• S

• C

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Draw one line under each main clause and two lines under each subordinate clause. Then write C if the sentence is complex or CC if the sentence is compound complex.

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Correct answer:

3. CC Although I didn't brew it long, the coffee tastes bitter, and I will not drink it.

4. C As the morning bell rang, the students rushed quickly into class.

*Double underlined

*Single underlined

Underling the adjective clause, and circle the noun or pronoun it modifies

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Correct answer:

1. The basketball player whom I admired most retired last year.

2. The company that I worked for last summer went out of business.

*Blue=circle

Type the adverb clause in the sentence:

Jennifer will go on the retreat unless it rains.

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Type the adverb clause in the sentence:

The little girl was upset because her puppy was lost.

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Type the noun clause in the sentence:

I do not care which route we take to the cabin.

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Type the noun clause in the sentence:

What makes them so special is their ability to see the good in everyone.

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