Answer to Question #299015 in English for Dolly

Question

Paragraph 6 Chauvin had pleaded not guilty to the charges of second-degree unintentional murder involving "intentional infliction of bodily harm," third-degree unintentional "depraved mind" murder involving an "act eminently dangerous to others," and second-degree manslaughter involving a death caused by "culpable negligence". 

Paragraph 7 Outside the courthouse, a crowd of several hundred people erupted in cheers when the verdict was announced.  

3c) Write out the verb phrase in the past participle form in paragraph 6      1 mark 

4a) What kind of sentence is the sentence in paragraph 7?       1 mark  

4b) Identify the two clauses in the sentence         2 marks 

Answer 1

3c) Verbs are words that demonstrate an action, such as sing, dance, smell, talk, and eat. When combined with linking verbs, such as is, must, will, and has, they form verb phrases. Verb phrases can consist of one to three linking verbs, and action verbs, and sometimes any complements (such as objects or direct objects).

• She smells the pizza. (verb is smells)

4a) What is a declarative sentence? The main goal of this type of sentence is to make a statement. So, in a nutshell, any sentence that tells us something can be attributed to this category. It doesn’t matter what kind of information it delivers, whether it is a proven fact or a theoretical statement, the only thing that matters is if it declares something – if it does, it is a declarative sentence.

4b) Compound sentences are made up of two or more main clauses linked by a conjunction such as and, but, or so.

A subordinate clause depends on a main clause for its meaning. Together with a main clause,

A subordinate clause forms part of a complex sentence. Here are two examples of sentences containing subordinate clauses:

After we had had lunch, we went back to work.

A conditional clause is one that usually begins with if or unless and describes something that is possible or probable.

A relative clause is one connected to a main clause by a word such as which, that, whom, whose, when, where, or who