… The daffodils are already blooming in my garden…
Sentence 2. Add a dependent clause
Sentence 3. Add an independent clause
*Add your words to the beginning or end of the clause (but not both) and do not use a semi-colon to join your independent clause.
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Sentence 1. Add a phrase:
The daffodils are already blooming in my garden, spring has sprung.
The daffodils are already blooming in my garden with much pizzazz!
The daffodils are already blooming in my garden, and soon so will my roses.
The daffodils are already blooming in my garden, yet the roses have not even sprouted in my neighbors garden.
The daffodils are already blooming in my garden, April showers bring May flowers!
The daffodils are already blooming in my garden, because I watered them often.
The daffodils are already blooming in my garden, soon I will pick the flowers and bring them inside for my mother.
Jaquelyn, you used a comma splice to add a clause, not a phrase; and you forgot the other sentences.
Logan, your second sentence does not have a dependent clause. Also, don't forget the comma when making the possessive ("neighbor's").
Taylor, your first sentence a comma splice to add a clause, not a phrase. Your third sentence also uses a comma splice.
Here is an example:
phrase: In a sign that spring has arrived, the daffodils are already blooming in my garden
dependent clause: Although it is still rather cold, the daffodils are already blooming in my garden
independent cause: The sun is shining, and the daffodils are already blooming in my garden.
(Oops. I mean "apostrophe", not "comma", Logan.)
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