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 US election is finally over ...
1. Use a phrase
2. Use a dependent clause
3. Use an independent clause
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1. Let's celebrate tonight, the US election is finally over.
2. The US election is finally over, some people are not happy that Obama won.
3. The US election is finally over and now people will read other newspaper stories.
1. Use a phrase
The US election is finally over revealing the expected result.
2. Use a dependent clause
The US election is finally over and many people are excited about the result.
3. Use an independent clause
The US election to which the while world had paid a lot of attention is finally over.
Sara: They are allindependent clauses;-)
Seiko: #1--Good; #2--an independent clause; #3--you've put a dependent clause in the middle of the independent one.
Let me try again.
1. With great relief, the US election is finally over.
2. The US election is finally over, yet the political discussions continue.
3. The US election is finally over and now people will think about the winter holidays.
Oops, spelling mistake on #3!
Let me try again.
2. Use a dependent clause
The US election is finally over and it added the new page on history of United States.
3. Use an independent clause
The US election to which the whole world had paid a lot of attention is finally over.
PHRASE
Thank goodness the US election is finally over.
DEPENDENT CLAUSE
Can you believe that the US election is finally over?
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
I am very happy that the US election is finally over.
Sara: That's better, but note that "yet" is a conjunction that introduces an independent clause, and when you use "and" to join two independent clauses, you need a comma before it.
Seiko: #2--remember that "and" is a coordinating conjunction and you have an independent clause; #3--you've fixed the spelling error, but you still have a dependent clause in the middle of the independent clause.
Kelly: You're on the right track here, but notice that in #s 2 and 3 you have turned the original independent clause into a dependent one.
2. Use a dependent clause
The US election is finally over despite the fact that many people had difficulty to decide whom to vote.
3. Use an independent clause
The US election is finally over, and we hope the world economy gets better.
Seiko: #2--yes, it's a dependent clause, but you have a problem with the relative pronoun and the grammar around it;#3--very good.
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