| A | B |
|---|
| Simple subjects in the independent clauses? | He, Perils |
| Simple predicates/verbs in the independent clauses? | Passed, Lay |
| Sentence Purpose -- Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, and Exclamatory? | Declarative |
| Sentence Type -- Simple, Compound, Complex? | Compound |
| Adjective prep phrase ? | of Mirkwood |
| Adverb prep phrases? | In safety -- how did he pass-- Adverb and before him -where did it lay-- Adverb |
| Verb tense--present, past, future? | past |
| How many and what type clauses are in this sentence? | Two classes, which are both independent. |
| Rewrite the DGP sentence using correct punctuation and capitalization. Make sure spell words correctly. | He passed the forest of Mirkwood in safety, but new perils lay before him. |
| Write an original independent clause. | The quarterback threw the ball down the field. |
| Write an original dependent clause. | Whenever I go OR who is in my class-- remember clauses have verbs, but dependent clauses are fragments. They need to connect to an independent clause to make sense. |
| Write a prepositional phrase | To my party (remember: To+ verb = infinitive) |
| Write an appositive phrase with the noun that it modifies. | Noemi, who is my student. (WHO IS MY STUDENT is the appositive modifying NOEMI. |
| Difference between a clause and a phrase? | Clauses have verbs and phrases do NOT. |
| Clause or Phrase: Our middle school begins fifteen minutes later this year THAN IT DID LAST YEAR. | Clause -- VERB-DID |
| Clause or Phrase: BEFORE I SEE THE MOVIE, I want to finish reading the book. | Clause --VERB - SEE |
| What is the COMPLETE SUBJECT in the following sentence? Slippery, icy streets create traffic problems for drivers. | Slippery, icy streets (note the coordinate adjectives--icy, slippery streets) |
| What is the SIMPLE SUBJECT in the following sentence? The coasts on the earth shift gradually over the years. | Coasts |
