… we are already more than a quarter of the way through the year …
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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Okay Micheal, today is the day I finally beat this one.
My mother said we are already more than a quarter of the way through the year.
We are already more than a quarter of the way through the year, which seems just crazy.
we are already more than a quarter of the way through the year, but we still have a lot of time to finish the project.
… we are already more than a quarter of the way through the year …
Sentence 1. Add a phrase - My how time flies, we are already more than a quarter of the way through the year.
Sentence 2. Add a dependent clause - We are already more than a quarter of the way through the year, where did the time go?
Sentence 3. Add an independent clause - We are already more than a quarter of the way through the year, Mom has lots of time to can her pasta sauce yet.
Alas, you haven't quite beaten this one yet, Logan:
Your first sentence does not add a phrase; it adds an independent clause ("My mother said [x]") that subordinates the original sentence.
Jaquelyn, all of your sentences use a comma splice to join to independent clauses.
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