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:
... November 11th was Remembrance Day...
1. Use a phrase
2. Use a dependent clause
3. Use an independent clause
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1. Oh my gosh, November 11th was Remembrance Day.
2. November 11th was Remembrance Day but I did not cry.
3. November 11th was Remembrance Day, and AU was closed.
1. As always, November 11th was Remembrance Day
2. November 11th was Remembrance Day, a day when Canada pays homage to its brave soldiers.
3. People wore poppies this week because November 11th was Remembrance Day.
1. Use a phrase
Paying respect to soldiers passed away, November 11th was Remembrance Day.
2. Use a dependent clause
November 11th was Remembrance Day, which remind us the world peace.
3. Use an independent clause
November 11th was Remembrance Day, and we visited the cemetery.
Sara: An exclamation doesn't make a good phrase. #2 is an independent clause; #3 is good.
Nadia: Good, but you have changed the independent clause into a dependent clause in #3. Keep that independent clause intact.
Seiko: #s 1 and 2--check the grammar;-)
Correcting #1 & #2 of my previous post.
1. As the calender stated, November 11th was Remembrance Day.
2. November 11th was Remembrance Day and many families thought about the soldiers.
PHRASE
It was important to know that November 11th was Remembrance Day.
DEPENDENT CLAUSE
I reminded the staff that November 11th was Remembrance Day.
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
November 11th was Remembrance Day, but not everyone got the day off work.
1. On Tuesday, November 11th was Remembrance Day.
2. I almost forgot that November 11th was Remembrance Day.
3. November 11th was Remembrance Day, and many people commemorated the soldiers who fought in WW 1.
Sara: #1--a dependent clause; #2--an independent clause.
Kelly: #1--a dependent clause; #2--you have changed what was the independent clause into a dependent one; #3--good.
Andra: #1--good; #2--you have changed what was the independent clause into a dependent one;#3--good.
Correcting previous mistakes
PHRASE
As usual, November 11th was Remembrance Day.
DEPENDENT CLAUSE
Unless I am mistaken, November 11th was Remembrance Day.
Kelly: Much better:-)
1. Use a phrase
Just over a week ago, November 11th was Remembrance Day.
2.Use a dependent clause
Called Veterans Day in the U.S.A, November 11th was Remembrance Day.
3. Use an independent clause
November 11th was Remembrance Day, and most of us wore our poppies in gratitude.
Bernie: #s 1 and 3--very good; #2 is another phrase;-)
1. last week, November 11th was Remembrance Day
2. dependent clause
November 11th was Remembrance Day ,when the people remembered the scarifies of the World War 1
3. independent clause
November 11th was Remembrance Day, but we hadn't participate
Shahinaz: #1--yes, but remember to start the sentence with a capital letter; #2--yes, but some word confusion; I think you mean sacrifice; #3--the right idea, but you have a problem with the verb tense.
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