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SheenaGee Posted 20 years ago
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Independent and subordinate clauses



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Independent and Subordinate Clauses. Redline the independent clause once. And the Blue line the subordinate. Describe the subordinate clause by writing ADJ for adjective clause or ADV for adverb clause on the line before each sentence.

1. ADJ The paintings we saw at the museum were beautiful.

2. ADJ Before Maria went to college, she traveled for a year.

3. ADV Employees who work the night shift at the plant receive extra pay.

4. ADV Maira found her missing keys when she was searching for her briefcase.

5. ADV The landlord remodeled our apartment after we signed the new lease.

6. ADJ Edgar Allan Poe was a famous poet who wrote poems and short stories.

7. ADJ The dresser we saw at the garage sale was a valuable antique.

8. ADV Carlos volunteered at the community center because he liked helping children.

9. ADJ We stopped delivery of the news paper and mail since we were going away for a trip.









  

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Hi, Will you please tell me if I am doing this wrong . Yes, you are not identify ing the words that form clauses correctly. You need to be able to locate the clauses before you can start to wonder what kind of clauses they are.

  • Hi, Will you please tell me if I am doing this wrong .
  • Yes, you are not identify ing the words that form clauses correctly.
  • You need to be able to locate the clauses before you can start to wonder what kind of clauses they are.
  • Remember that each clause needs a subject/verb/(object).
  • Independent and Subordinate Clauses.
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Hi,

Will you please tell me if I am doing this wrong . Yes, you are not identify ing the words that form clauses correctly. You need to be able to locate the clauses before you can start to wonder what kind of clauses they are.

Remember that each clause needs a subject/verb/(object)

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