Sunday, September 14, 2008

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE ... Sept. 14th, 2009

Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence; you can add the phrase or clause before or after (not both) the clause below:

…when the fall equinox occurs winter cannot be too far behind in Canada …

1. Use a phrase
2. Use a dependent clause
3. Use an independent clause

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4 comments:

Daniela said...

1. Around September 23, when the fall equinox occurs, winter cannot be too far behind in Canada.

2. When the fall equinox occurs, winter cannot be too far behind in Canada, and it's time to get out the winter clothes.

3. When the fall equinox occurs, winter cannot be too far behind in Canada; the weather will begin to get colder.

Veronica Baig said...

#1--good; #2--this is an independent clause; #3--good.

Daniela said...

Re-do

2. When the fall equinox occurs, winter cannot be too far behind in Canada, and time to get out the winter clothes.

Veronica Baig said...

Daniela: leaving out the subject in the problem doesn't solve the problem--it just reads as though the subject is missing;-)