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Clause Pattern SvSet 36

1The sentence below is a compound sentence.A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.

2What kind of sentence contains only one main idea, while the subject and the predicate may either be simple or compound?

3Parents are either too permissive or too strict.

4The sentence below is an example of what?The cat jumped on the bed.

5Since the Harrises' car broke down, Amanda Gorman offered to drive them to the mall.

6Read the short paragraph: The old house stood on a hill. It looked spooky. Its windows were broken. To improve sentence variety, how could you best combine the first two ideas into one complex sentence? The old house, ..... on a hill, looked spooky.

7What type of sentence is the following?On Saturday, we ate French toast.

8Determine what type this sentence is: The cunning, stealthy cat quickly ran to the open door to escape.

9Which sentence is a fragment, rather than a complete sentence?(1) Producers make their own food from the sun during a process called photosynthesis.(2) The Greek root "photo" means "light."(3) Means "to put together." (4) So "photosynthesis" means "to put together with light," which is exactly what plants do when they make their own food.

10..... cut away, the wheel could be strengthened with struts or crossbars.

11It was ..... a boring movie that Tom fell asleep.

12While you do your morning work.

13Has a single independent clause with at least one subject and predicate

14Is this sentence coordinate or non-coordinate?The intense horror movie gave me nightmares.

15I saw a building. The building was marvellous.

16Let's practice:Directions: Read each sentence and decide if it is a complete sentence or not.The big red balloon.

17A simple sentence is best described as:

18Which of the following from below is true? The girl that was wearing the red dress.

19Often make bets on the date of the breakup of the ice.

20Parents need to play the most important role in raising their children to help them become honest and good citizens. Parents act as caregivers, teachers, mentors who .....

21Sophia ran to the playground.

22Is the following sentence correct/a fragment/a run-on?If a student practises writing and proofreads their work carefully.

23Making up his mind quickly. Jim ordered two dozen red roses for his wife.

24What is the formula for a simple sentence?

25For about 750 years, the Anasazi lived and farmed on top of Mesa Verde.

26We fished in the frigid, arctic waters.

27Is the following a fragment or a complete sentence?He was just a kid.

28Is this a sentence fragment or a complete sentence?There were no cars, but boats were good transportation.

29Mike and his friends are invited in Tom's party.

30..... by the time it arrived.

31Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Biomimetics is the study of animals to

32What is the best way to correct this sentence fragment?Are a great way to spend time with friends and family.

33Since I don't have to deal with them anymore.

34Is this sentence complex? The lizard moved quickly.

35When / the baby / be / hungry / it / cry (Type ..... )

36"The dog at the park" is a complete sentence.

37Which of the following is a sentence fragment? A: Like other teachers in that department.B: He talked for fifty minutes without taking his eyes off his notes.

38Is this a complete sentence, run-on, or fragment?My new watch has a compass, a timer, and an alarm.

39The fine was increased because it was not paid on time.

40The coach jumped for joy, and the fans cheered because Cherokee won the state championship.

41Did the cake perfectly?

42TELL WHETHER EACH SENTENCE IS SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX:Magnetite, which contains iron and oxygen, is naturally magnetic.

43What was written in the letter angered him beyond belief.

44What kind of sentence is this? The train was late.

45I have two pets:

46Which type of sentence follows:Thomas talks a lot during class.

47Theme can be stated as an absolute. (i.e. always, every, all)

48The little tiger roar loudly.

49What is the sentence structure of the verb to be (simple present) in the negative form?

50The dog is purple

51Every sentence must have at least one main clause, and every main clause must have a ..... and a verb. A main clause may be punctuated as a sentence.

52FRAGMENT or SIMPLE SENTENCE (INDEPENDENT CLAUSE)Because of the roaring fire.***Remember: Prepositional phrases are a type of fragment***

53The snake slithered and hissed across the hot desert sands.

54The soccer ball bounced against the goal post. This is an example of a .....

55What type of sentences is this? Simple, compound or complex? JayceeRae lost a tooth yesterday.

56Determine whether the sentence is simple, compound, or complex: Dad brought candy because he felt bad.

57Danced until morning.

58The sentence type includes 1 independent clause and one dependent clause?

59From mad and sad to happy.

60She's meeting .....

61Jumped and the table and danced wildly.