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) to the clause below:
... Margaret Atwood is a well known Canadian author ...
1. Use a phrase
2. Use a dependent clause
3. Use an independent clause
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Sunday, February 1, 2009
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#1 With great excitement she informed me, Margaret Atwood is a well known Canadian author.
#2 Margaret Atwood is a well known Canadian author whose book,"Murder in the dark" is my favourite.
#3 Margaret Atwood is a well known Canadian author;she has written many interesting books.
1. Phrase: Margaret Atwood is a well known Canadian author with a great interest in society.
2. Dependent clause: Margaret Atwood is a well known Canadian author who has written many novels and poetry books.
3. Independent Clause: Margaret Atwood is a well known Canadian author; she is among the most-honoured fiction writers of all time.
UZMA: #1--you have a phrase + a clause; #s 2 and 3--good.
MAYA:Excellent:-))
1. phrase: Margaret Atwood is a well know Canadian author who was born on November 18, 1939.
2. dependent clause: Margaret Atwood is a well known Canadian author whose poetry was inspired by myths and childrens stories.
3. independent clause: Margaret Atwook is a well known Canadian author; she won many awards for her great fiction stories.
MARTHA: #1--you have added a dependent clause (there's a subject + verb) not a phrase; #s 2 and 3--Excellent!
#1 Margaret Atwood is a well known Canadian author and an inheritor of many other qualities.
UZMA: Sorry, but this doesn't make sense--you refer to "many other qualities", but no other qualities have previously been mentioned.
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