All of these sentences follow the subject, verb, object plan
Shelly served dinner.
Which of the following sentences demonstrates a subject-verb-modifier pattern?
A. Shelly served dinner after spending hours preparing a meal.
B. Shelly, after spending hours preparing the meal, served dinner.
C. After spending hours preparing the meal, Shelly served dinner.
D. Because she'd spent hours preparing the meal, Shelly, a stickler for following recipes, finally served dinner.
My answer is *A
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Which of the following statements is true about an independent clause?
A. It contains only a verb, not a subject.
B. It begins with a subordinating conjunction.
C. It can stand alone as a complete sentence.
D. It can't stand alone.
A. It contains only a verb, not a subject.
B. It begins with a subordinating conjunction.
C. It can stand alone as a complete sentence.
D. It can't stand alone.