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Clause PatternsSet 94

1Highlighting specific language features is crucial because:

2Harry suggested ..... a party.

3Until William Harvey made his discovery, few people who lived in Europe knew anything about human blood.How many clauses are in this sentence?

4We the people of the US in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, .....

5A subordinating conjunction at the beginning of a sentence will require a comma after the first complete thought.

6The boys at school used to ..... fun of me because I have a crooked spine.

7It ..... to reason that Jim passed the exam with flying colors on account of his working hard during the term.a.comes b.gets c.stands d. lays

8What ..... you ..... all evening yesterday?

9Explain the structure of a verb phrase.

10The verb of a sentence .....

11He had given the girl an apple.

12Cash bag open by ..... in presence of .....

13Identify the verb in this sentence:I memorized my multiplication facts!

14Let's do something much ..... interesting than that! Would you like to see one of ..... most sociable animals in ..... world?

15You can keep the bird in it.

16I spent all money that my mother gave me yesterday ..... a new skirt and a pairs of jeans.

17..... like to travel, but ..... prefers staying at home.

18A) Is you friend that pretty girl?B) Is that friend you're pretty girl?C) Is that girl pretty your friend?D) Is that pretty girl your friend?

19Find the DIRECT OBJECT:I want to buy a car for my parents.

20Sorry, I'm not allowed to go out today. I ..... do homework.

21Nashville has ..... the capital of country music.

22Find the INDIRECT OBJECT in this sentence:I wanted to save enough money for the trip, but it was so hard!

23In my bedroom, ..... a big bed and two small lamps.

24Telegraphic speech omits function words such as "is," "the," or "a."

25Before Rob starts his new job, he will have to shop for clothing.Which happens first?

26Identify the verb in the sentence below.The Curtis Brothers ate chocolate cake for breakfast.

27Circling Stella's legs are long-ago ..... from the chains she wore as a youth.

28Beware ..... pickpockets.

29What structure you have to use for W questions?

30Which sentence follows the structure: article + subject + verb + adverb + preposition + article + adjective + object?

31What is the effect of placing production details before the main clause?

32Transform the statement "He has finished his homework" into a question.

33Identify the direct object.Mrs. Kimball likes ice cream trucks.

34Select the indirect object from the answers below:I'll write my old college friend a letter.

35A clause MUST have these TWO elements

36Identify the indirect and direct objects in the following sentence.I read her the letter.

37My father is a doctor. He works in a .....

38Which sentence uses a different opening to create sentence variety?

39I want to know what time ..... comming home?

40INDIRECT OBJECT: A movie on TV gave me the chills.

41John Hancock, Patrick Henry, and Samuel Adams were cowards and didn't care about the country because in chapter 8 of the textbook, it tells us that they didn't attend the meeting and didn't believe in a strong central government.

42What is the subordinating conjunction in this sentence?Though Bear tried to wear his customary cheerful face, I sensed that there was unease on his part, too.

43Do you have classes ..... January?

44A lot of / We / to prevent / garlic / eat / the flu /.

45Carly was ignored by her friends for something they assumed she had done.How did she feel?

46My brother bought ..... a cake for my birthday ..... is a great brother, ..... love ..... so much.

47My dad uses ..... if he doesn't know which road to take.

48Any vacancy in the Board occurring within the term of a Member shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term only. Each Member of the Board shall take the proper oath of office prior to the performance of his/her duties.

49Identify the Direct Object: For lunch, I ordered a sandwich and a coke.

50Verb?April's neighbors decorate their front lawns with plastic flamingos.

51Chris is the friend with whom I went to Italy

52Identify the complete subject of the following sentence: The baseball coach gave the children their uniforms.

53Luck ..... in many success stories more so than hard work.

54I didn't have cash, so I handed .....

55They watch the movie called Daddy's Little Girls.

56Combine the noun phrases:'the cat' and 'the mouse' into a single sentence.

57Neither my friends and I ..... going to help that proud family.

58Are you OK?No, I .....

59(Cleft) Which can paraphrase:Susan lost her keys yesrterday

60Choose the best option.A: I'm so hungry. B: Do you ..... a sandwich?

61What is the INDIRECT object? I sent Bailey a postcard from France.