Question
Identify the independent clause from the examples below. Select the two correct answers. (1 point)
Because it is never a good idea to leave your car unlocked.
I am going to wash the car, buy
• groceries, and walk the dog this afternoon.
Stephen, Aliki, and Ahmed spent
• the weekend together at the amusement park.
As soon as the sun goes down
• and the stars can be seen clearly in the sky.
The house on the corner of Elm
• Street and Oak Street where
Xiomara's grandmother lives.
Identify the sentence that uses a noun clause. Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
The person whose sweater I found
• on the back of the chair was my former teacher.
Emily spent several days thinking
• about what she had to do in order to make a good grade.
Why they didn't return any of my
• phone calls or emails is the question I want answered.
Kesha is going to bring a pie as
• long as she can find the time to bake one.
After their performance was over,
• the members of the comedy troupe shared a late dinner.
Identify the sentence that uses an adverbial clause. Select the two correct answers. (1 point)
The bird that we saw on our South
• African safari was called a lilac-breasted roller.
Olivier J. Wallach, who founded
• the college, has a building named after him there.
Javy was named captain of the
• team despite it being his first year on the team.
So that we would have enough left
• for tomorrow, we only used half of the vegetables in the salad.
None of us could believe what the
• mountain climber described in his lecture.
Because it is never a good idea to leave your car unlocked.
I am going to wash the car, buy
• groceries, and walk the dog this afternoon.
Stephen, Aliki, and Ahmed spent
• the weekend together at the amusement park.
As soon as the sun goes down
• and the stars can be seen clearly in the sky.
The house on the corner of Elm
• Street and Oak Street where
Xiomara's grandmother lives.
Identify the sentence that uses a noun clause. Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
The person whose sweater I found
• on the back of the chair was my former teacher.
Emily spent several days thinking
• about what she had to do in order to make a good grade.
Why they didn't return any of my
• phone calls or emails is the question I want answered.
Kesha is going to bring a pie as
• long as she can find the time to bake one.
After their performance was over,
• the members of the comedy troupe shared a late dinner.
Identify the sentence that uses an adverbial clause. Select the two correct answers. (1 point)
The bird that we saw on our South
• African safari was called a lilac-breasted roller.
Olivier J. Wallach, who founded
• the college, has a building named after him there.
Javy was named captain of the
• team despite it being his first year on the team.
So that we would have enough left
• for tomorrow, we only used half of the vegetables in the salad.
None of us could believe what the
• mountain climber described in his lecture.
Answers
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### Independent Clauses:
The two correct independent clauses from the provided examples are:
1. **I am going to wash the car, buy groceries, and walk the dog this afternoon.**
2. **Stephen, Aliki, and Ahmed spent the weekend together at the amusement park.**
### Noun Clauses:
The two sentences that use a noun clause are:
1. **Emily spent several days thinking about what she had to do in order to make a good grade.**
2. **Why they didn't return any of my phone calls or emails is the question I want answered.**
### Adverbial Clauses:
The two sentences that use an adverbial clause are:
1. **So that we would have enough left for tomorrow, we only used half of the vegetables in the salad.**
2. **Javy was named captain of the team despite it being his first year on the team.** (Note: "despite it being his first year on the team" is an adverbial clause of concession.)
The two correct independent clauses from the provided examples are:
1. **I am going to wash the car, buy groceries, and walk the dog this afternoon.**
2. **Stephen, Aliki, and Ahmed spent the weekend together at the amusement park.**
### Noun Clauses:
The two sentences that use a noun clause are:
1. **Emily spent several days thinking about what she had to do in order to make a good grade.**
2. **Why they didn't return any of my phone calls or emails is the question I want answered.**
### Adverbial Clauses:
The two sentences that use an adverbial clause are:
1. **So that we would have enough left for tomorrow, we only used half of the vegetables in the salad.**
2. **Javy was named captain of the team despite it being his first year on the team.** (Note: "despite it being his first year on the team" is an adverbial clause of concession.)