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.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A ________________ sentence is the same as a clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Match the following prepositions with the correct root verbs

• spoken

• Un-

• reconcilable

• Mis-

• matched

• Im-

• illusioned

• Ir-

• patient

• Dis-

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the conjunction in the following sentence?

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

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"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

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

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B