Clauses, Sentences, Prefixes, and Commas

What is a clause?

• It is a short phrase.

• It consists of a subject and a verb.

• It is like a compound sentence

• It has to have a subject, verb, and object.

A ________________ sentence is the same as a clause.

This is an independent clause.

• My sister is a Capricorn because she is born in January.

• I don't like swimming because I don't like water.

• Although I don't like water, I am an excellent swimmer.

Match the following prepositions with the correct root verbs

• patient

• Un-

• spoken

• Dis-

• matched

• Im-

• illusioned

• Mis-

• reconcilable

• Ir-

What is the conjunction in the following sentence?

While I was doing my homework, my mother was cooking supper.

How does the "dis" in "discontinue" change the meaning?

• It changes the root word to its opposite.

• It means "in to" the root word.

• It means "two of" the root word.

• It means "wrongly" or "badly"

The use of the following comma is correct: "She is very good at math, because she practises every day."

• True

• False

Rewrite the sentence and add a comma in the correct place: "Although she lived in China for a long time she cannot speak Mandarin."

Where should the comma go in the following sentence?

You should clean your room before you invite Sally over to play.

• After Sally

• After room

• No comma is needed.

The following is an example of a complex sentence:

"I shall not go to university, for I don't think a degree is necessary."

• True

• False