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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Help me with clauses and sentence structure
Please identify what type of sentences these are example compound, complex, simple, compound-complex
1. Many students in the eighth grade love Fruit Loops for breakfast on Saturdays.
2. Norbert misses his neighbors from Nebraska when he goes to the Ozarks.
3. Harold holds his frogs tightly, but they slip away from him anyway.
4. In addition to many touchdowns after the very clever plays from the defensive lineman, the quarterback found a large hole in the line and dashed through it for seven more points.
5. Before the show started, Billy bought a huge container of popcorn, and Bertha ate most of it because she loves butter.
6. Because of the scary movie, we stayed under the covers and shivered until the dawn of day.
7. Because Bertha earned an excellent grade on her grammar test, her Aunt Sally took her shopping and bought her some bubblegum.
8. If you listen to the crickets in the early evening, you will learn a new language, and the little night creatures will be very happy.
Up the tree and onto a long branch scurried a furry grey squirrel and a spotted chipmunk.
Please respond as soon as possible thanks anyways
1. Many students in the eighth grade love Fruit Loops for breakfast on Saturdays.
2. Norbert misses his neighbors from Nebraska when he goes to the Ozarks.
3. Harold holds his frogs tightly, but they slip away from him anyway.
4. In addition to many touchdowns after the very clever plays from the defensive lineman, the quarterback found a large hole in the line and dashed through it for seven more points.
5. Before the show started, Billy bought a huge container of popcorn, and Bertha ate most of it because she loves butter.
6. Because of the scary movie, we stayed under the covers and shivered until the dawn of day.
7. Because Bertha earned an excellent grade on her grammar test, her Aunt Sally took her shopping and bought her some bubblegum.
8. If you listen to the crickets in the early evening, you will learn a new language, and the little night creatures will be very happy.
Up the tree and onto a long branch scurried a furry grey squirrel and a spotted chipmunk.
Please respond as soon as possible thanks anyways
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This looks like a class assignment. This forum is not here for you to get others to do your work for you. You need to show that you have made an attempt to answer these yourself before we can help.
"as soon as possible" doesn't work on this forum either. We are volunteers who are not always online to help, so sometimes you have to be patient and wait until someone is available to answ
"as soon as possible" doesn't work on this forum either. We are volunteers who are not always online to help, so sometimes you have to be patient and wait until someone is available to answ
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i am the person who posted the question and I believe that
1. Is simple sentence
2. Complex sentence
3. A compound sentence
4. Compound complex
5. Compound complex
6. Complex
7. Complex
8. Simple sentence
I will admit this is a homework assignment and that I suck at grammar however I ask for answers so that I can understand what they are and why they are
1. Is simple sentence
2. Complex sentence
3. A compound sentence
4. Compound complex
5. Compound complex
6. Complex
7. Complex
8. Simple sentence
I will admit this is a homework assignment and that I suck at grammar however I ask for answers so that I can understand what they are and why they are
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1. Many students in the eighth grade love Fruit Loops for breakfast on Saturdays. S
2. Norbert misses his neighbors from Nebraska when he goes to the Ozarks. Cx
3. Harold holds his frogs tightly, but they slip away from him anyway. Cd
4. In addition to many touchdowns after the very clever plays from the defensive lineman, the quarterback found a large hole in the line and dashed thro
2. Norbert misses his neighbors from Nebraska when he goes to the Ozarks. Cx
3. Harold holds his frogs tightly, but they slip away from him anyway. Cd
4. In addition to many touchdowns after the very clever plays from the defensive lineman, the quarterback found a large hole in the line and dashed thro
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thank you very much for answering my questions
however 4 isn't after the very clever plays from the defensive lineman anadverb clause aka dependent clause
Sorry to ask again but
This i believe this sentence is a complex: Up the tree and onto a long branch scurried a furry grey squirrel and a spotted chipmunk.
Anyways ya thanks for helping me out
however 4 isn't after the very clever plays from the defensive lineman anadverb clause aka dependent clause
Sorry to ask again but
This i believe this sentence is a complex: Up the tree and onto a long branch scurried a furry grey squirrel and a spotted chipmunk.
Anyways ya thanks for helping me out
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Anonymoushowever 4 isn't after the very clever plays from the defensive lineman an adverb clause aka dependent clauseNo. after ... plays has the same structure as after the party or after the war. They are all phrases, not clauses. You need a verb to have a clause, and there is no verb in after the very clever plays from the defensi
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Thank you very much for helping me
I actually know what I did wrong so thank you
I actually know what I did wrong so thank you
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