Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the
following sentence*; you can add the phrase or clause before or after (not
both) to the clause below:
...April is here...
Sentence 1: add a
phrase
Sentence 2: add a dependent clause
Sentence 3: add an independent clause
* Please write three separate sentences.
25 comments:
add a phrase : In spite of the cold weather, April is here.
add a dependent clause: Even though it is still snowing, April is here.
add an independent clause: April is here, so the snow will soon melt.
phrase: April is here like a lamb.
Dependent: April is here so my driver’s license is expiring.
Independent: The weather is warming and April is here.
April is here with the birds singing.
April is here, so the weather is improving.
April is here; however, the weather has been cold.
Robert said
April is here at last.
It has been a long winter but April is here.
April is here and I am looking forward to spring.
Sentence 1: April is here with the cold still lingering.
Sentence 2: April is here, even though it doesn't feel like it.
Sentence 3: April is here, and I hope the sun will start to make an appearance.
1. Phrase:
Once again April is here.
2. Dependent Clause:
April is here even though the clouds bring snow.
3. Independent Clause:
April is here; however, it is still freezing cold outside.
1. April is here, finally!
2. Since March is over, April is here.
3. The birds are returning, and April is here.
MARY ANN:Almost--check the punctuation in #3;-)
LESLIE: #1--yes; #2--this is an independent clause; #3--check the punctuation;-).
JEANNE:#1--yes; #2--this is an independent clause; #3--good.
ROBERT:#1--good; #2--this is an independent clause; #3--check the punctuation;-) LAST NAME INITIAL!
ALYCIA:#1--good; #2--check the punctuation; good:-)
LEIGHA:Excellent:-)
GRACE:#1--a phrase is more than one word; #2 and 3--good;-)
Dependent: April is here even though I'm not ready for spring.
Independent: The weather is warming, and April is here.
1. At last, April is here.
April is here so the snow will soon melt.
1) Do you know that April is here?
2) April is here and you can feel it!
3) April is here; nonetheless, we still have two feet of snow.
Phrase: Thank goodness, April is here.
Dependent Clause: Surprisingly,April is here with all this snow still on the ground.
Indepentdent Clause: April is here and calving season has started.
Thank you, Veronica,
Correction to #2:
April is here although it feels like summer.
Sentence 2: April is here even though it doesn't feel like it.
1. April is here, with the melting of the snow.
2. Warmer days are coming, April is here.
3. April is here, and the days are longer.
LESLIE: Thank you!
GRACE: better:-)
MARY ANN: sorry--that's not it:-(
ASHLEIGH: #1--You have turned the original independent clause into a dependent one, and you didn't add a phrase;#2--that's an independent clause; #3--good
JENNIFER B: #1--good; #2--this is another phrase; #3--yes, but check the punctuation.
JEANNE: good:-)
ALYCIA:That's it!
SERENA:#1--check the punctuation; #2--that's an independent clause; #3--good.
April is here; so, the snow will soon melt.
Thank God,April is here.
I am happy that April is here.
April is here but it is still raining heavily in B.C.
1. April is here with the melting of the snow.
2. With warmer days, April is here.
3. April is here, and the days are longer.
MARY ANN:Thank you!
VIVIEN:#1--that's not a phrase; #2--you have turned the original independent clause into a dependent one and added an independent clause; #3--yes, but check the punctuation;-)
SERENA:All good:-)
Phrase: Finally April is here!
Dependent clause: April is here, so the weather is going to get better.
Independent clause: It is still snowing, even though we are in April.
1. Expect showers now that April is here.
2. Even though it's still cold, April is here.
3. April is here; nonetheless, we still have two feet of snow.
SHADE:#1--a phrase is more than one word; #2--that's an independent clause; #3--you have changed the original independent clause into a dependent one (don't change that wording), and then you added an independent clause;-)
ASHLEIGH: #1--that's not a phrase, and you have changed the original independent clause into a dependent one; #2--good; #3--good.
We are already one-third of the way through the year with summer around the corner.
We are already one-third of the way through the year even though I haven’t paid the Christmas bills.
We are already one-third of the way through the year; however, New Year’s Eve feels like yesterday.
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