Sentence structure Summative

Front

Identify the independent clause in: Although I missed the bus, I arrived on time.

Back

I arrived on time.

Front

Identify the independent clause(s): Is there enough gasoline in the tank, or should we refuel at the next gas station?

Back

Is there enough gasoline in the tank/ should we refuel at the next gas station

Front

Identify the independent clause in: 'For thousands of years, all books were copied by hand.'

Back

all books were copied by hand

Front

Identify the subordinate clause: Her father, who was usually rather shy, was very funny at dinner.

Back

B. who was usually rather shy

Front

Identify the subordinate clause in the sentence: Rudy washed the car, and Phoebe polished it.

Back

no subordinate clause

Front

Identify the subordinate clause: Because I did not have the materials, I could not finish the job.

Back

Because I did not have the materials

Front

Classify: How did the piggy bank get its name?

Back

simple

Front

Classify: 'During the Middle Ages, people made dishes and pots from a kind of clay that was called pygg.'

Back

complex

Front

Classify: Pigs save nothing, and they store nothing.

Back

compound

Front

Classify: Because they often put their extra coins in clay jars, they called the jars pygg banks or pyggy banks.

Back

complex