Clauses & Phrases

Which sentence is properly punctuated?

• When the Senate convened the citizens gathered on the plain.

• When the Senate convened, the citizens gathered on the plain.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which sentence is constructed of one independent clause?

• At the inception no colonist wanted colonial representation at the forum.

• The crash was a surprise because Moog was a skillful pilot.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence is constructed of two independent clauses?

• Jupiter's soil is rich, and the harvest will be abundant.

• Since Jupiter and Saturn are huge, the oceans there are rough.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

Which sentence contains at least one prepositional phrase?

• The Nautilus, Captain Nemo's submarine, could reach twenty-eight knots under water.

• The polyoptozoans of Mars have hundreds of eyes.

Which sentence contains an appositive phrase?

• Did you read the article, "Raising a Mess of Daisies," in this month's Flowers magazine?

• At the inception no colonist wanted colonial representation at the forum.

Which sentence contains a subordinate clause?

• Science relies on a process of induction; it gathers evidence.

• When the Senate convened, the citizens gathered on the plain.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which word is a subordinate conjunction?

• since

• but

Which word is a coordinating conjunction?

• because

• and

Which sentence contains a coordinating conjunction?

• The crash was a surprise because Moog was a skillful pilot.

• Jupiter's soil is rich, and the harvest will be abundant.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Commas are placed on both sides of an appositive.

• true

• false

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.4