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:
... the price of gasoline rose sharply last week...
1. Use a phrase
2. Use a dependent clause
3. Use an independent clause
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1)Phrase;
Without any warnings,the price of gasoline rose sharply last week.
2)Dependent clause;
With hurricane Ike arriving, the price of gasoline rose sharply last week.
3) Independent clause;
The price of gasoline rose sharply last week, so kayla left her car at home.
1. Without a lot of notification, the price of gasoline rose sharply last week.
2. The price of gasoline rose sharply last week, because gas companies feared Hurricane Ike would hinder oil production.
3. Meteorologists predicted Hurricane Ike would hinder oil production in Texas, and as a result the price of gasoline rose sharply last week.
1. With little notice, the price of gasoline rose sharply last week.
2. The price of gasoline rose sharply last week because of Hurricane Ike.
3. The price of gasoline rose sharply last week, therefore I filled my car with gas right away.
1. Without alarm, the price of gasoline rose sharply last week.
2. The price of gasoline rose sharply last week since Hurricane Ike has arrived.
3. The price of gasoline sharply rose last week, thus I need to take more money out of the bank.
1. The price of gasoline rose sharply last week due to a hurricane threatening oil refineries.
2. The price of gasoline rose sharply last week and people are surprised by the increase.
3. Because the hurricane Ike may damage Gulf Coast oil refineries, the price of gasoline rose sharply last week
Like everything else, the price of gasoline rose sharply last week.
Because of the bear market, the price of gasoline rose sharply last week.
The price of gasoline rose sharply last week, and now everything will be more expensive.
Bernie: #1--good; #2--another phrase;#3--good.
Nadia:#1--good; #s 2 and 3--good, but be careful with punctuation.
Kelly:#1--good; #2--another phrase; #3--yes, but watch the punctuation
Sara:#1--good; #2--yes, but awkward verb tense; #3--yes, but check punctuation.
Seiko:#1--good; #2--an independent clause; #3--a dependent clause.
Andra: Good work.
2)dependent clause rewritten;
Because Hurricane Ike made landfall, the price of gasoline rose sharply last week.
Bernie: That's better.
1.Within one month only, the price of gasoline rose sharply last week agaon.
2. The price of gasoline rose sharply last week due to the natural disaster recently.
3.People was suprised that the price of gasoline rose sharply last week.
Jiaping: #1--be careful with word order; #2--good; #3--you have made the independent clause into a dependent one, and you have a subject-verb agreement error in that first clause.
Correcting my original post:
2. The price of gasoline rose sharply last week even though Hurricane Ike had passed.
3. The price of gasoline rose sharply last week; therefore, I filled my car with gas right away.
Kelly: Much better:-)
Correcting my original post:
2. The price of gasoline rose sharply last week even though Hurricane Ike destroyed many people's homes.
3. The price of gas rose sharply last week; therefore, I have decided to sell my car.
oops, #3 should read:
The price of gasoline rose sharply last week; therefore, I have decided to sell my car.
Sara: That's better.
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