Choose the part of each sentence that is a dependent clause.
period✔ question markexclamation point
✔ periodquestion markexclamation point
periodquestion mark✔ exclamation point
Complete each sentence with the correct punctuation mark. Nadia got home from school and noticed that her desk drawer was open She called out, "Who was in my room " Her brother came to the door and said, "I was " Then Nadia shouted, "I can't believe you went through my things "
Identify the underlined part of each sentence as a subject or a predicate. Immigrants usually crossed the Atlantic as steerage passengers. Immigrants usually crossed the Atlantic as steerage passengers. Reached by steep, slippery stairways, the steerage lay deep down in the hold of the ship. Reached by steep, slippery stairways, the steerage lay deep down in the hold of the ship.
Use the drop-down menus to indicate whether each sentence is active or passive. The clothing was wrinkled after being left in the dryer for too long. I burned the toast. Marian scraped her knee when she fell off her bike. The drink was spilled all over the floor.
Decide which sentence in each drop-down menu is written in the voice indicated. 1.Passive voice: 2.Active voice: 3.Passive voice: 4.Active voice:
Which is an independent clause?
What kind of sentence is this? Eugene was playing a make-believe baseball game while his cousin was studying her history lesson.
What type of sentence is the first sentence? If you combined the first and second sentences, what kind of sentence would it be?
Choose the part of each sentence that is a dependent clause. When their ship docked, the immigrants had numbered identity tags pinned to their clothing. Diab and Mary had nine more children, bringing their family to a total of five daughters and six sons.
Choose the best correction for this run-on sentence: When my friend went to the movies she bought popcorn and then sat in the front row and finally she went out for something to drink.
Which statement best explains why one passage is more interesting to read than the other?
Choose the correction for this sentence with a comma splice: I was late for the bus, I wasn’t worried because I run faster than anyone I know.
Write a compound sentence about immigrants based on what you’ve read. Remember that a compound sentence contains both a comma and a conjunction.
Many immigrants moved to the United States in search of better opportunities, and they often settled in large industrial cities.
subject✔ predicate
✔ activepassive
The mystery is difficult to solve.✔ We are trying to solve the mystery of the bank robbery.The mystery of the bank robbery has not yet been solved.
simplecompound✔ complex
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