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:
... December is almost here ...
1. Use a phrase
2. Use a dependent clause
3. Use an independent clause
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1. As always, December is almost here.
2. My birthday is over and December is almost here.
3. I can't believe that December is almost here; the shopping malls will be busy.
1.Without any doubt, December is almost here.
2.December is almost here which means I have to start planning for Christmas.
3.December is almost here, and I’m looking forward for Christmas.
Sara: #1--grammatically OK, but factually untrue; #2--an independent clause; #3--you have tunred the original independent clause into an embedded dependent clause within a longer clause within an independent clause.
Andra: Very good:-)
1. Thank goodness, December is almost here.
2. December is almost here since the Chrismas parade was held last weekend.
3. December is almost here and Christmas is around the corner.
My second attempt:
1. Without any surprise, December is almost here.
2. December is almost here which means au students will be anxious to see their families.
3. December is almost here, and I'm looking forward to a few days off.
I didn't feel like correcting my previous post.
1.Ready? December is almost here.
2. December is almost here,because i can spot Christmas tree everywhere.
3.December is almost here, and i have to start new course in Athabasca
Nadia: Very good; now check the punctuation;-)
Sara: Much better.
Shahinaz: #1--a phrase is more than one word; #2--yes, but can you correct the number error? #3--yes, but there is one small word missing;-)
Ready john? December is almost here.
2. December is almost here,because i can spot a lot of Christmas trees everywhere.
3.December is almost here, and i have to start a new course in the Athabasca university
#2 corrected:
December is almost here, since the Christmas parade was held last weekend.
Take a deep breath, December is almost here!
Shahinaz: #1--notice that you have used a separate sentence (it really means "Are you ready John?)--you need to use a phrase that attaches to the independent clause given;#2 much better; #3--yes, you added one word that was needed and another one that was not;-)
Nadia: When you introduce a clause with "since" then it becomes a dependent clause--you need to keep the independent clause given as an independent clause.
Miljana: You need to write 3 sentences--one adds a phrase, the next adds a dependent clause, and the third adds an independent clause. Also, you need to identify which one is which;-)
Here we go again:
1.December, the holiday month, is almost here.
2. December is almost here which makes me feel homesick.
3.December is almost here; the days are growing darker and colder.
Miljana: Good work:-) It's interesting that you put the phrase int he middle of the clause.
PHRASE
By the way, December is almost here.
DEPENDENT CLAUSE
I know that December is almost here.
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
December is almost here, and I haven't started my Christmas shopping yet.
Kelly: All good except #2--you have changed the independent clause given into an dependent clause;-)
Veronica, I thought that I was creating a dependent clause with "I know that," and I was leaving the original phrase untouched ("December is almost here."). I'm obviously misunderstanding something here. :)
Kelly: Relative pronouns, such as 'that', introduce dependent clauses;-) "I know" is an independent clause (subject + verb).
Redoing Dependent Clause:
Even though there is no snow on the ground yet, December is almost here.
Kelly: Much better!
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