1. Classifying Sentences According to Structure Review for Quiz 11/22/13

2. Format for Quiz Friday 11/22: Part I: Determine whether the clauses listed are “dependent” or “independent.” Ex. The dog is smelly and mean. - Independent. Ex. If you go to town. -Dependent. Ex. The house that mom bought. Dependent.

3. Part II: Simple sentences Develop a few examples of simple sentences. Ex. Sally went for a walk. It is cold. I like shoes. I don’t know. I went to the store. Ex. The cat is white. Requiem for a Dream is a good but depraved film. The food is good.

4. Part III: Compound sentences: You will be given examples of compound sentences. However, you will have to organize them by either using a semicolon (;) or a comma and a conjunction (, and ). Maria went to Shoprite, Lucy went home. Maria went to shoprite; she bought oranges. Lisa came to school today, but she forgot all of her books. The students stared at Miss O’Keeffe and Miss Goodwin; the teachers kept teaching anyway.

5. Part IV: Complex Sentences For each example given, isolate the independent clauses from the dependent clauses. Ex. Coaches like working with athletes who show dedication. Independent: Coaches like working with athletes. Dependent: Athletes who show dedication.

6. Part V: Compound – Complex Sentences Identify sentences as “yes” for Cd-Cx or “no.” Ex: When these laws were enacted, employers read them, but they didn’t always obey them. Today no such child labor abuses are tolerated (in England) (or in the United States).

7. When the sun came out, swimmers quickly returned to the water.

8. COMPLEX!

9. Far from the crowded theater stood the playwright who had written the successful musical.

10. Complex Far from the crowded theater stood the playwright—independent. The playwright who had written the successful musical.—dependent.

11. Tina chose the hotel, but Rosa preferred the cabin.

12. Compound

13. The smell of the mint in the garden refreshed us after a long, weary tour.

14. Simple!

15. Students hate to study, and they would much rather bully each other as they count down for graduation. Students hate to study—Independent. They would much rather bully each other— independent. As they count down for graduation— Dependent.

16. Students hate to study—Independent. They would much rather bully each other— independent. As they count down for graduation— Dependent. Compound-Complex!