Types of Sentences Review

Determine if it's an independent (IC) or dependent (DC) clause:

The baby cried through the entire storm.

• Independent

• Dependent

Identify the subjects (S) and verbs (V): "Singers, recorded a song that made people aware of the problems in Ethiopia."

• S: Singers, people

  V: recorded, aware

• S: popular singers,

  V: made

Determine if the clause is independent or dependent: "After we came home."

• Dependent

• Independent

Identify the subjects (S), verbs (V), and clause (IC for independent clause, DC for dependent clause) in the sentence:

"When the printer makes that noise."

• S: printer

  V: makes

  Dependent

• S: printer, noise

  V: makes

  Independent

• S: printer, noise

  V: makes

  Dependent

Identify the subjects (S), verbs (V), and their clause (IC for independent clause, DC for dependent clause) in the sentence: "It was the red convertible; that ran off the road."

• S: convertible

  V: was, ran

  Independent: It was the red convertible

• S: It, convertible

  V: was, ran

  Independent: t was the red convertible

  Dependent: that ran off the road

• S: Convertible

  V: ran

  Dependent: It was the red convertible

Determine if the underlined clause is Independent or Dependent: "After they tasted victory, nothing else would satisfy them."

• Dependent

• Independent

Identify the subjects (S), verbs (V), and the underlined clause in the sentence: "Her life passed before her eyes, as she hung on by one finger."

• S: Her

  V: passed

  Independent

• S: Life, She

  V: passed, hung

  Dependent

• S: Eyes

  V: passed

  Independent

Determine if the sentence is simple (S) or compound (CPD): "Romeo & Juliet is a tragic play by Shakespeare, and Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy."

• Compound

• Simple

Find the subjects (S) and verbs (V) in each clause. Determine if the sentence is simple (S) or compound (CPD):

"It may be cold, but at least it is not humid."

• S: It, It

  V: may be, is

  Compound

• S: It, It

  V: be, is

  Simple

• S: It

  V: is

  Simple

• S: It

  V: may be

  Compound

Find the subjects (S) and verbs (V) in each clause. Determine if the sentence is simple (S) or compound (CPD):

"Books and paper must be moved by morning."

• S: books, paper

  V: must be moved

  Simple

• S: books

  V: must be moved

  Simple

• S: books, paper

  V: moved

  Compound

• S: books

  V: moved

  Compound