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Identifying Dependent Clauses

Identifying Dependent Clauses. A Practice Exercise . Click on the dependent clause in the sentence below. . Although the firm’s hours were officially 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m ., Maria was expected to work until at least 6:00 p.m. . Oops! That’s a complete sentence!. Click here to try again . .

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Identifying Dependent Clauses

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  1. Identifying Dependent Clauses A Practice Exercise

  2. Click on the dependent clause in the sentence below. • Although the firm’s hours were officially 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Maria was expected to work until at least 6:00 p.m.

  3. Oops! That’s a complete sentence! • Click here to try again.

  4. Yes! • Click here to try another sentence.

  5. Click on the dependent clause. • Please call meas soon as you hear from Bill.

  6. Not quite. • Click here to try again.

  7. Right! • Click here for another sentence.

  8. Click on the dependent clause. • Nobody seems to knowwhere Danielle lives now.

  9. Not quite. • Click here to try again.

  10. Right! • Click here for another sentence.

  11. Click on the dependent clause. • Tonight’s speaker is David Miller, who is an expert in dealing with difficult people.

  12. Oops! • Click here to try again.

  13. You’ve got it! • Click here for a new sentence.

  14. Click on the dependent clause. • You should grease the cake pan with cooking oilso that the cake doesn’t stick to the pan.

  15. Not exactly. • Click here to try again.

  16. Right! • Click here for a new sentence.

  17. Click on the dependent clause. • I turned on my computer, which is over ten years old, and it failed to boot up.

  18. Not exactly. • Click here to try again.

  19. Right! Click here for another sentence.

  20. Click on the dependent clause. • The demonstration will take place at 5:30 p.m. unless you hear otherwise.

  21. Oops! • Click here to try again.

  22. Right! • Click here for a new sentence.

  23. Click on the dependent clause. • I have no ideawhat you are talking about.

  24. Not quite. That was an independent clause, not a dependent clause. • Click here to try again.

  25. Yes! This is a noun clause. • Click here for a new sentence.

  26. Click on the dependent clause. • Please call mewhen you arrive in San Antonio; otherwise, I will worry about you.

  27. Not quite. This is an independent clause. • Click here to try again.

  28. Correct! • Click here for a new sentence.

  29. Click on the dependent clause. Even though the storm knocked out the power for several hours, Chad was able to finish his history paper; for it was due the next day.

  30. Oops! That’s an independent clause. • Click here to try again.

  31. Right! • Click on the dependent clause below: • Jeremy bought a dozen roses for his girlfriendbecause he forgot her birthday, and he also forgot about their Friday night date.

  32. Incorrect. • Click here to try again.

  33. Yes! Let’s try one more. • Click on the dependent clause. • It was pouring rain outsideeven though the weather forecasters had promised sunshine this afternoon; we were all terribly disappointed.

  34. Incorrect. • Click here to try again.

  35. Good! • This concludes the exercise on identifying dependent clauses.

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