Friday, January 18, 2013

SENTENCE COMPLETION, Jan. 18th, 2013

Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence; you can add the phrase or clause before or after the clause below:

...there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales...

Sentence 1. Add a phrase
Sentence 2. Add a dependent clause
Sentence 3. Add an independent clause

10 comments:

Sarah A said...


1. Along with crowds of people, there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales.

2. Despite the exaggeration of advertisements, there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales.

3. There were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales; consequently, I took full advantage of the cheap prices.

Serena R (Eng 155) said...

1. The expectant traffic increased, there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales.

2. Although large amounts of money had already been spent, there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales.

3. I saved $200 dollars in my bank account for shopping, there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales.

Veronica Baig said...

SARAH:#1--good; #2--that's another phrase; #3--good.
SERENA: #1--that's not a phrase; #2--good; #3--yes, but can you fix the punctuation?

Sarah A said...

1. Along with crowds of people, there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales.

2. Although I did not need anything after the holidays, there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales.

3. There were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales; consequently, I took full advantage of the cheap prices.

Justine said...

there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales...


Sentence 1. Add a phrase
Sentence 2. Add a dependent clause
Sentence 3. Add an independent clause

1. At the big mall, there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales.

2. There were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales, yet no one was out shopping.

3. I ran to get to the store, there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales.

Justine said...

Whoops, I should have deleted that first part. Sorry!

Veronica Baig said...

SARAH: Thank you:-)
JUSTINE: #1--good; #2-- this is an independent clause; #3--yes, but you need to fix the punctuation;-)

Jennifer H said...

1. Despite lack-luster sales leading up to Christmas, there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales.

2. To make room for spring merchandise, there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales.

3. There were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales, which meant I shopped 'till i dropped.

Veronica Baig said...

JENNIFER: #1--good; #2--this is another phrase; #3--that's a dependent clause;-)

Stephanie said...

Thank goodness there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales!
Thanks to the holiday rush, there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales.
There were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales and the malls were packed.