GRAMMAR SENTENCE PRACTICE
Practice 1
Because she chose to go to the store at the end of the day, everyone of the very best sale items were gone. Since there was nothing left that we wanted when we arrived, we left. A shopper must be more dedicated, so they can take advantage of the sales.
T F 1. There are 8 clauses.
T F 2. The first clause contains 4 prepositions.
T F 3. In the 2nd clause, the subject is one.
T F 4. The 2nd clause has a subject verb agreement problem.
T F 5. The subject in the 3rd clause is there.
T F 6. The clause that begins with That is dependent.
T F 7. There should be a comma between the words wanted and when.
T F 8. The sixth clause is only two words.
T F 9. The last sentence has an agreement in number problem.
T F 10. There must be a semicolon between the words dedicated and so.
T F 11. There are 2 infinitives.
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Practice 2
You must surely know the procedure. And once you finish with The Complete Works of Shakespeare’s Plays, you have to give them to Robert and I, when we finish, we will give it to David.
T F 1. There are 5 clauses.
T F 2. The verb for the first clause is know.
T F 3. The second clause is dependent because of And once.
T F 4. The Complete Works of Shakespeare’s Plays is italicized because it is the name of an anthology.
T F 5. In the second independent clause, the word I should be me.
T F 6. In the 2nd and 3rd clauses, there is an agreement in number problem.
T F 7. There needs to be a semicolon or a period between I and when.
T F 8. There are 3 infinitives.
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Below, you will find Practices that we did last semester. I did not have time to add explanation (except for 8), but you have done these before. Ask each other for help if you are confused.
Practice 3
Because it is so rainy, please bring coats for my sister and I. Erica hates to be cold and fears catching one, too.
T F 1. There are 4 clauses.
T F 2. The first clause is dependent.
T F 3. The second clause has no subject.
T F 4. In the second clause, the word I should be me.
T F 5. The last clause is independent.
T F 6. The last clause needs a comma between the words cold and and.
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Practice 4
Jack walked violently toward Diane. “Don’t even think about going” (327)! Diane’s anger baffled him because he was actually the wounded one.
T F 1. There are four clauses.
T F 2. The first clause is dependent.
T F 3. The introductory phrase is a prepositional phrase.
T F 4. The quote is narration.
T F 5. The exclamation point should be inside the closing quotation mark.
T F 6. The essayist should have identified the speaker before the quote.
T F 7. There should be a comma between the words him and because.
T F 8. There is no subject in the quote.
T F 9. The verb in the quote is Don’t think.
T F 10. In the final sentence, him is an object and he is a subject.
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Practice 5
Because she didn’t know about his crime, “Peterson picked her daughter up from school and babysat on occasion” (Daily Breeze A4). After finding out about him, she helped the police. Scott Peterson was eventually arrested, stood trial and is currently serving time for killing his wife. Unfortunately, when Lacy Peterson was murdered, their son also died because he hadn’t been born yet.
T F 1. There are 8 clauses.
T F 2. There are 3 dependent clauses.
T F 3. The quote is narration.
T F 4. In the first sentence, there should not be a comma between crime and Peterson
T F 5. The parenthetical source reference is correctly done.
T F 6. There should be a comma between the name of the newspaper and the page number.
T F 7. The sentence beginning with After has two clauses.
T F 8. The sentence beginning with Scott Peterson has only 2 predicates.
T F 9. In the sentence beginning with Scott Peterson, there must be a comma between
trial and and.
T F 10. The sentence beginning with Unfortunately has three clauses.
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Practice 6
When the twins or there sister tries to pester the other children on the playground, teachers must intervene immediately. There is way too many first and second grade children for Mrs. Smith and I to watch over, so the principal has to join us, because those three kids are too much of a handful. Every child should learn to mind their manners.
T F 1. There are five clauses.
T F 2. The verb in the first clause should be try, not tries.
T F 3. The word there in the first clause should be their because it is possessive.
T F 4. The predicate for the second clause is must intervene immediately.
T F 5. The verb in the second independent clause needs to be are not is.
T F 6. There are three dependent clauses.
T F 7. In the second independent clause, the word I should be me.
T F 8. The comma between us and because should be removed.
T F 9. There is an agreement in number error in the 5th clause.
T F 10. There are four infinitives.
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Practice 7
During the game, one of the basketball players hit a student from the other team and started a huge fight. Even though this was after school hours, he will be in serious trouble because the incident took place on school grounds.
T F 1. There are four clauses.
T F 2. In the first clause, the subject is players.
T F 3. The first clause has two predicates.
T F 4. There should be a comma between trouble and because.
T F 5. There are two dependent clauses.
T F 6. because the incident took place on school grounds is the
predicate for the last clause.
T F 7. There should be a comma between team and and in the top line.
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Practice 8
Because the end of the semester is near, students will begin to think about taking finals, registering for the next semester and vacation plans. But first things must come first. Every one of the students needs to absolutely make sure to pass their classes. Failing seriously hinders progress and can push graduation far into the future.
T F 1. There are 6 clauses.
T F 2. The first clause is dependent.
T F 3. The subject of the first clause is semester.
T F 4. The first independent clause has a problem of parallel structure.
T F 5. Because the second clause begins with a coordinating conjunction, the period
before But could be changed to a comma.
T F 6. In the third clause, an infinitive has been split.
T F 7. In the fourth clause, there is an agreement in number problem.
T F 8. The subject to the last clause is a gerund.
T F 9. The last clause has a compound predicate.
T F 10. There should be a comma between progress and and in the final clause.
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Because she chose to go to the store at the end of the day, everyone of the very best sale items were gone. Since there was nothing left that we wanted when we arrived, we left. A shopper must be more dedicated, so they can take advantage of the sales.
T F 1. There are 8 clauses.
T F 2. The first clause contains 4 prepositions.
T F 3. In the 2nd clause, the subject is one.
T F 4. The 2nd clause has a subject verb agreement problem.
T F 5. The subject in the 3rd clause is there.
T F 6. The clause that begins with That is dependent.
T F 7. There should be a comma between the words wanted and when.
T F 8. The sixth clause is only two words.
T F 9. The last sentence has an agreement in number problem.
T F 10. There must be a semicolon between the words dedicated and so.
T F 11. There are 2 infinitives.
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Practice 2
You must surely know the procedure. And once you finish with The Complete Works of Shakespeare’s Plays, you have to give them to Robert and I, when we finish, we will give it to David.
T F 1. There are 5 clauses.
T F 2. The verb for the first clause is know.
T F 3. The second clause is dependent because of And once.
T F 4. The Complete Works of Shakespeare’s Plays is italicized because it is the name of an anthology.
T F 5. In the second independent clause, the word I should be me.
T F 6. In the 2nd and 3rd clauses, there is an agreement in number problem.
T F 7. There needs to be a semicolon or a period between I and when.
T F 8. There are 3 infinitives.
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Below, you will find Practices that we did last semester. I did not have time to add explanation (except for 8), but you have done these before. Ask each other for help if you are confused.
Practice 3
Because it is so rainy, please bring coats for my sister and I. Erica hates to be cold and fears catching one, too.
T F 1. There are 4 clauses.
T F 2. The first clause is dependent.
T F 3. The second clause has no subject.
T F 4. In the second clause, the word I should be me.
T F 5. The last clause is independent.
T F 6. The last clause needs a comma between the words cold and and.
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Practice 4
Jack walked violently toward Diane. “Don’t even think about going” (327)! Diane’s anger baffled him because he was actually the wounded one.
T F 1. There are four clauses.
T F 2. The first clause is dependent.
T F 3. The introductory phrase is a prepositional phrase.
T F 4. The quote is narration.
T F 5. The exclamation point should be inside the closing quotation mark.
T F 6. The essayist should have identified the speaker before the quote.
T F 7. There should be a comma between the words him and because.
T F 8. There is no subject in the quote.
T F 9. The verb in the quote is Don’t think.
T F 10. In the final sentence, him is an object and he is a subject.
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Practice 5
Because she didn’t know about his crime, “Peterson picked her daughter up from school and babysat on occasion” (Daily Breeze A4). After finding out about him, she helped the police. Scott Peterson was eventually arrested, stood trial and is currently serving time for killing his wife. Unfortunately, when Lacy Peterson was murdered, their son also died because he hadn’t been born yet.
T F 1. There are 8 clauses.
T F 2. There are 3 dependent clauses.
T F 3. The quote is narration.
T F 4. In the first sentence, there should not be a comma between crime and Peterson
T F 5. The parenthetical source reference is correctly done.
T F 6. There should be a comma between the name of the newspaper and the page number.
T F 7. The sentence beginning with After has two clauses.
T F 8. The sentence beginning with Scott Peterson has only 2 predicates.
T F 9. In the sentence beginning with Scott Peterson, there must be a comma between
trial and and.
T F 10. The sentence beginning with Unfortunately has three clauses.
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Practice 6
When the twins or there sister tries to pester the other children on the playground, teachers must intervene immediately. There is way too many first and second grade children for Mrs. Smith and I to watch over, so the principal has to join us, because those three kids are too much of a handful. Every child should learn to mind their manners.
T F 1. There are five clauses.
T F 2. The verb in the first clause should be try, not tries.
T F 3. The word there in the first clause should be their because it is possessive.
T F 4. The predicate for the second clause is must intervene immediately.
T F 5. The verb in the second independent clause needs to be are not is.
T F 6. There are three dependent clauses.
T F 7. In the second independent clause, the word I should be me.
T F 8. The comma between us and because should be removed.
T F 9. There is an agreement in number error in the 5th clause.
T F 10. There are four infinitives.
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Practice 7
During the game, one of the basketball players hit a student from the other team and started a huge fight. Even though this was after school hours, he will be in serious trouble because the incident took place on school grounds.
T F 1. There are four clauses.
T F 2. In the first clause, the subject is players.
T F 3. The first clause has two predicates.
T F 4. There should be a comma between trouble and because.
T F 5. There are two dependent clauses.
T F 6. because the incident took place on school grounds is the
predicate for the last clause.
T F 7. There should be a comma between team and and in the top line.
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Practice 8
Because the end of the semester is near, students will begin to think about taking finals, registering for the next semester and vacation plans. But first things must come first. Every one of the students needs to absolutely make sure to pass their classes. Failing seriously hinders progress and can push graduation far into the future.
T F 1. There are 6 clauses.
T F 2. The first clause is dependent.
T F 3. The subject of the first clause is semester.
T F 4. The first independent clause has a problem of parallel structure.
T F 5. Because the second clause begins with a coordinating conjunction, the period
before But could be changed to a comma.
T F 6. In the third clause, an infinitive has been split.
T F 7. In the fourth clause, there is an agreement in number problem.
T F 8. The subject to the last clause is a gerund.
T F 9. The last clause has a compound predicate.
T F 10. There should be a comma between progress and and in the final clause.
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