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:
... this year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday...
1. Use a phrase
2. Use a dependent clause
3. Use an independent clause
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PHRASE
To my surprise, this year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday.
DEPENDENT CLAUSE
I heard that this year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday.
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
This year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday, but I will still be on vacation and will need to vote in advance.
Against some objections, this year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday.
It is hard to believe that, this year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday.
This year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday, and I don’t think many people will show up at the polls.
This year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday making it harder for people to show up.
This year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday, which is inconvenient for many people.
This year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday, so people will talk about it over turkey meals.
Kelly: Good.
Andra: Good, but no comma after "that".
Seiko: Good.
#1. Use a phrase
This year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday, October 14th, 2008, Turkey Sandwich for Lunch Day.
#2. Use a dependent clause
Not everyone is impressed with the fact that this year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday.
#3. Use an independent clause
Canadians are anticipating a busy start to next week; this year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday.
1. Despite the cold weather, this year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday.
2. It is really a shame that this year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday.
3. This year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday, and I think many people will be too tired to cast their votes.
Bernie: #1--probably not on Tuesday! and adjust your punctuation; #s 2 and 3--very good.
Sara: #1--grammatically correct, but it doesn't make much sense;-) #2--yes, but you've made what was the independent clause into the dependent clause; #3--good.
Correcting my previous post.
1. Oh my gosh, this year Thanksgiving is followed by the Federal election on Tuesday.
2. It is a shame that this year Thanksgiving is followed by the Federal election on Tuesday.
3. This year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday, and I think many people will be too tired to cast their votes.
Sara:#1-- That's better;#2--e4ssentially the same as before.
Attempt at correction to #1 post
This year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday,
October 14th, 2008 Turkey Sandwich for Lunch Day.
Bernie: I don't know whether or not it's deliberate, but that's quite a pun; I'll assume that you have a really good sense of humour. To punctuate correctly, however, use a colon after 2008.
Thanksgiving is coming, this year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday.
Mike told me that this year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday.
This year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday, I will attend the election.
Veronica: Thank you, and thank you!
2. I can't forget that this year Thanksgiving is followed by the federal election on Tuesday.
Jiaping: #1 is a clause, not a phrase; #2--you have made the independent clause I gave you into a dependent clause;#3--good, but you need to correct the punctuation.
Bernie: You're welcome!
Sara: You also still have a the original independent clause changed to a dependent clause.
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