| A | B |
|---|
| Simple subject of independent clause? | Dr. King |
| Subject of the dependent clause? | I |
| Verb or simple predicate of independent clause? | stimulated |
| Verb or simple predicate of dependent clause? | had considered (remember it is I'd stands for I HAD not I would) |
| Prep Phrase and Type? | In ways and adjective modifying the gerund (part of noun family) thinking |
| NEVER is what part of speech? | adverb |
| BEFORE is what part of speech? | adverb |
| What is the dependent clause and is it adjective or adverb? | that I'd never considered before -- ADJECTIVE since starts with relative pronoun THAT |
| What is the independent clause? | Dr. King stimulated my thinking in ways |
| What is the complement in the independent clause? | direct object -- thinking since a gerund, which functions like a noun |
| The verb in the independent clause is a VI or a VT? | VT in the independent clause since there is a DO |
| Is the verb in the dependent clause VI or VT? | VI -- even though there is an action verb, there is no DO. |
| Write a sentence with an adjective dependent clause. | My brother WHO IS IN COLLEGE is missed very much. |
| Write a sentence with an adjective prep phrase. | My friend IN ENGLISH CLASS goes to dance class with me. -- says which friend? Remember adjective prep phrases HAVE to be next to the nouns they modify. |
| Write a sentence with an adjective. | I love my BEAUTIFUL sister. -- modifies sister telling which sister. Adjectives answer the questions WHICH ONE, WHAT KIND, HOW MANY or HOW MUCH? |
| Verb tense in the independent clause? | Past |
| Verb tense in the dependent clause? | Past Perfect ( NEW this week. Past perfect has the helper HAD + past participle- CONSIDERED) |
| Is the following group of dwords an independent or dependent: Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house. | NEITHER. It's several prep phrases. Clauses need VERBS. |
| Is the following an independent or dependent clause: When Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz. | dependent -- starts with a subordinating conjunction WHEN.. What happen when he studied? Thought is incomplete. |
| Is the following group of words an independent or dependent clause: however, it was hard to concentrate because of the noise. | Independent. HOWEVER is a conjunctive adverb working as an independent marker word, which are used at the beginning of independent clauses. |
| Is the following group of words an independent or dependent clause: RUN! | Independent. It's an imperative sentence-- a command -- so the subject YOU is understood. |
| Is the following group of words an independent or dependent clause: He fled!! | Independent. It has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. |
| Is the following group of words an independent or dependent clause: If my neighbor does not pay his rent on time. | Dependent. What will happen? Not a complete thought despite having a subject and a verb. |
| Is the following group of words an independent or dependent clause: After he graduated from college. | Dependent. Has a subject and a verb, but what will happen? Not a complete thought. |
| Is the following group of words an independent or dependent clause: Who I know well. | Dependent. Has a subject I and a verb KNOW, but the relative pronoun WHO keeps it from being a complete thought. |
| Sentence type -- simple, compound, complex? | Complex -- 1 IC + 1 DC |
| Sentence purpose -- declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory | Declarative |
