Practice identifying the following:
independent clause
dependent clause
compound sentence
complex sentence
correct punctuation
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1) Draw an oval around the independent clause and a box around the dependent clause.
1. The language arts quiz is today because it is Wednesday.
2. After Sam and Fred arrived, we started to play football.
3. I like to play the guitar, even though I can only play one song.
4. The house on the corner is haunted because the ghosts make noises.
2) Write your own simple sentences. Underline the complete subject. Double underline the complete predicate.
a) Simple subject and simple predicate
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b) Compound subject and compound predicate
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c) Single subject and compound predicate
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d)Compound subject and single predicate
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3) Fix the run-on sentences using compound and complex sentences. Use correct punctuation.
a) the classroom was very quiet all the students were concentrating on their quiz.
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b) thurston was the first student to complete the quiz he didn’t spend extra time looking it over carefully.
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c) on her arm she wore a long sleeve shirt the answers to all the questions were written for the wrong test
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the cat ate a mouse it was very tasty it will eat some cheese
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