| A | B |
|---|
| Simple subjects in the independent clause? | it |
| Complete subjects in the independent clause? | it |
| Simple predicates/verbs in the independent clause? | would be (verb phrase MUST put helper with main verb) |
| Complete predicates (verb and everything that goes with them) in the independent clause? | would be a merrier melodic world |
| Sentence purpose -- exclamatory, declarative, interrogative, imperative | declarative (it simply states a fact) |
| Sentence type -- simple, compound, complex, compound-complex? | complex |
| What is the first prep phrase in the dependent clause and is it adjective or adverb? | of us, adjective modifying the subject more |
| Subject of the dependent clause? | more |
| Verb in the dependent clause? | valued |
| Verb tense in the dependent clause | past-- valued (ends in -ed) |
| Verb tense in the independent clause | present -- would be (conditional statements like this one has different tenses in the same sentence) |
| What is the 2nd prep phrase in the dependent clause and what kind of prep phrase is it -- adjective or adverb? | above gold - valued (answers the adverb question HOW did we value?) |
| How many clauses are there and what types are there? | 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause |
| What is the dependent clause? | if more of us valued food cheer and song above gold |
| What is the independent clause? | it would be a merrier melodic world |
| You use commas to separate words in a series. Write an original sentence using that rule. | Example: I love apples, orange, and pears. |
| You use commas to separate 2 or more coordinate adjectives that describe the same noun. | Serena Williams played a powerful, brilliant game of tennis. Remember: Can you reverse the order of the adjectives and keep the same meaning? |
| If an adverb dependent clause starts a sentence (also called an introductory adverb dependent clause), you use a comma after the clause. Write a sentence that uses that rule. | Before I go to school, I always eat breakfast. BEFORE I GO TO SCHOOL is an adverb dependent clause. |
| No doubt we shall feel properly grateful to Mr. Bilbo when we are fed and recovered. What is the adverb dependent clause? | when we are fed and recovered |
| Correct or incorrect as punctuated: I'm Mr. Bilbo Baggins; I've lost my dwarves, my wizard and my way. | Incorrect. Need my dwarves, my wizard, and my way |
| Correct as punctuated? The cold December wind chilled the dwarves to my bones. | Yes, correct. Awkward to say the December and cold winds. |
| Correct as punctuated? In order to get home, we must travel over several narrow treacherous roads. | NO. Need a comma between the coordinate adjectives NARROW, TREACHEROUS roads. You can swap the adjectives TREACHEROUS and NARROW roads. |
