Democracy is a noble goal; it is important; however, to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority.

I do not own a Porsche.

Call your father as soon as you arrive in Antigonish.

I ate sushi and left the restaurant.

Susanne wanted to be here, but she cannot come because her car is in the shop.

The football game was cancelled because it was raining.

Unless my girlfriend postpones her visit to Calgary, I will not have time to study for my exam.

The football game was cancelled because of the rain.

We can wait here until Carlo calls us.

Either the engine starts, or we will remain here all night.

A group of my classmates studied the problem and solved it in a few minutes.

The old car was in fairly good operating condition, but the condition of the body was poor.

When the train arrives and if Ms. Langlois is on it, she will be served with a subpoena.

We must prepare the dam, or the water will rush through.

John went to school today, but James remained at home.

After the tornado hit, my house was completely destroyed.

We decided to go fishing and camp out at the lake.

Older television sets had tubes; the newest models, which take less space, are digital televisions.

Those clouds promise rain, so we should hurry up and leave before we get caught in a flash flood.

Barbara and Joanne whispered and giggled all night.

Since we had only gone a mile from camp, we decided to return before dark.

This summer our vacation should be both exciting and restful.

If you insist, I will do my homework, but I don't want to do it.

You can help at the car wash, or you can sell tickets to the dance if you have time.

Great literature stirs the imagination.

Located on an island in Lake Texaco, Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Aztec empire and may have had more than 100,000 inhabitants in the 1500s.

In 1528, the Spanish explored the area near present-day Tampa, but Europeans did not begin settling there until 1823.

We could drive to San Antonio on the freeway, or we could take the back roads to get there.

We should leave early; otherwise, we will miss our bus.

Not all birds fly south for the winter; for instance, cardinals live in the northern states throughout the year.

The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo destroyed many homes and led to the closing of Clark Air Base.

The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo destroyed many homes, and led to the closing of Clark Air Base.

Yiddish, which is a Germanic language, is now spoken by millions of people all over the world.

After Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated at Waterloo, he was exiled to Saint Helena, where he died.

Whatever you can give will be very much appreciated.

The interest you pay on a car loan will increase the cost of the car, so be sure to shop for the lowest interest rate.

Hong Kong had been a crown colony of Britain since 1898; however, as my teacher explained, it reverted to China when the treaty expired in 1997.

Through his cartoons Lewis frequently criticized the U.S. government's radical policies; however, he also produced non political ink drawings, sketches, and chalk plates.

If you examine the following self-portrait of Lweis, you can see evidence of his artistic versatility, and you can get a sense of the atmosphere in which he worked.

Are you aware that there is a huge worldwide demand for butterflies?

Millions are caught and sold each year to entomologists, museums, private collectors, and factories.

Look at the photograph, and you will see a butterfly emerging from a cocoon.

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What rich, vibrant colors butterflies have!

Lewis was born into slavery in Mississippi, and he was blinded in one eye and badly burned when he was a toddler.

As a young man, he worked at various menial jobs until a Little Rock newspaper artist taught him how to draw.

What simple beginnings great men and women have!

Although he was born in Chicago in 1901, Disney grew up on a farm in Missouri.

Where do you think he got his ideas for Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and the other Disney-animated animals that are now household names?

How fortunate it is that Disney's main interest remained art!

He continued to doodle, and later he attended several art institutes where he learned not only about drawing anatomical figures but also about drawing cartoons.

At one time, these nets caught sea mammals as well, but new net designs allow these animals to escape.

Many people regard deep-sea fishing as the most hazardous job in the world.

Some of the boats trail huge nets behind them to catch fish.

These people work long hours in dangerous conditions, and we enjoy meals of salmon, flounder, and halibut.

The mysterious burglary, which baffled the police for years, has finally been solved,and justice will now be served. 

part of a sentence which does not contain its own subject and verb

words in the predicate that complete the meaning of the subject and verb

adjectives and adverbs whose purpose is to describe, limit, explain, etc.

stand alone as a sentence

part of a sentence which does contain its own subject and verb

sentence that contains two or more independent clauses and no dependent clauses

sentence that contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses

sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

sentence that contains one independent clause and no dependent clauses

consist of two or more independent clauses with no punctuation or transition between them

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groups of words that may include a subject and a verb yet do not convey a complete thought

_____ means that ideas that are joined in some fashion in a sentence should be expressed in the same balanced, grammatical form.

To prevent the meaning of a sentence from being lost or confused, modifiers must be placed _____ the word(s) they modify. 

_____ _____ hang in the air because there is no logical word in the sentence for them to modify. 

They got there early, and they got really good seats.

I think I will buy the red car, or I will lease the blue one.

I am counting my calories, yet I really want dessert.

Check back tomorrow; I will see if the book has arrived.

She works two jobs to make ends meet; at least, that was her reason for not having time to join us.

He turned in the research paper on Friday; otherwise, he would have not passed the class.

Always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't go to yours.

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.

The path to my fixed purpose is laid on iron rails, on which my soul is grooved to run.

The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman stood up in a corner and kept quiet all night, although of course they could not sleep.

His blue eyes were light, bright and sparkling behind half-mooned spectacles, and his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice.

The door of the morning room was open as I went through the hall, and I caught a glimpse of Uncle Tom messing about with his collection of old silver.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them . . . well, I have others.

For in the end, freedom is a personal and lonely battle; and one faces down fears of today so that those of tomorrow might be engaged.

The dog lived in the garden, but the cat, who was smarter, lived inside the house.

Evergreen trees are a symbol of fertility because they do not die in the winter. 

Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave.

"They shot the six cabinet ministers at half-past six in the morning against the wall of a hospital. There were pools of water in the courtyard. There were wet dead leaves on the paving of the courtyard. It rained hard. All the shutters of the hospital were nailed shut. One of the ministers was sick with typhoid. Two soldiers carried him downstairs and out into the rain."

"Your future is assured. You will live, secure and safe, Wilbur. Nothing can harm you now. These autumn days will shorten and grow cold. The leaves will shake loose from the trees and fall."

"Early to rise and early to bed makes a male healthy and wealthy and dead."