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Complete the following exercises by inserting commas only where necessary. Follow the “13 Comma Rules” handout for guidance.
Rule 1: 1. That wall clock looks expensive but it doesn’t work.
2. He likes to buy expensive clothes but hates to pay the bills.
3. The lights went out so the guests had to leave early.
4. The store will have to stay open longer or it will lose money.
5. John has a large garden for he loves to grow vegetables.
Rule 2: 1. When the snow stopped we were able to leave.
2. As the stage curtain rose the audience clapped.
3. We stayed on the beach until the sun went down.
4. Although English is offered only in the mornings you can take
chemistry at night.
5. I am going to bed early tonight because I am tired.
Complex Sentences # 3 (15 marks)
Directions : Write a dependent clause that turns the simple sentence into a complex sentence. CREATE THE MISSING PART OF THE SENTENCE. Use the joining words in the box below the exercise for ideas.
Example:
1. While we sang at the concert, parents recorded the show with their video cameras. (the bolded part is added as a dependent sentence)
12. ________________________________________________________________________________,
we sang camp songs for hours.
13. Dawn and I couldn’t stop giggling
________________________________________________________________________________.
14. We stared into space with our mouths wide open
________________________________________________________________________________.
15. Timmy hopped from one foot to the other ________________________________________________________________________________.
A radioactive element has an initial count rate of 1400 counts per second as measured by proportional counter and doors falls to 1800 counts per minute in 15 hours
Calculate the half-life of the radioactive elements
if the initial number of atoms in their sample of this element is 4.5 * 10 raise to power 9 how many albums has decayed in 24 hours
Complex Sentences # 3 (15 marks)
Directions : Write a dependent clause that turns the simple sentence into a complex sentence. CREATE THE MISSING PART OF THE SENTENCE. Use the joining words in the box below the exercise for ideas.
Example:
1. While we sang at the concert, parents recorded the show with their video cameras. (the bolded part is added as a dependent sentence)
6. ________________________________________________________________________________,
you can go to the movies on Saturday.
7. ________________________________________________________________________________,
everyone stopped what they were doing.
8. We talked on the phone for hours ________________________________________________________________________________.
9. We had a hard time finding our way home
________________________________________________________________________________.
How Visual Art affect your chosen college course?
Complex Sentences # 3 (15 marks)
Directions : Write a dependent clause that turns the simple sentence into a complex sentence. CREATE THE MISSING PART OF THE SENTENCE. Use the joining words in the box below the exercise for ideas.
Example:
1. While we sang at the concert, parents recorded the show with their video cameras. (the bolded part is added as a dependent sentence)
2. ________________________________________________________________________________,
we will be going to camp.
3. ________________________________________________________________________________,
Dad changed the flat tire.
4. The police searched every house
________________________________________________________________________________.
5. I like to eat cotton candy
________________________________________________________________________________.
Dissolving 2.93 g of CaCl2(s) in 144.0 g of water in a calorimeter at 23.3°C causes the temperature to rise to 27.2°C. What is the approximate amount of heat (in J) evolved during the dissolution, assuming the heat capacity of the resulting solution is 4.180 J/g°C?
Select an art work from the books or objects. Then write a paragraph about the work you selected,describing its qualities, characteristics,construction etc and how you feel about it.
Complex Sentences # 2 (15 marks)
Directions: Write “Dependent Clause” (DC) under the dependent clause and “Independent Clause” under the independent clause (IC). Circle the joining word between the sentences.
10. I had to go to the dentist because my back tooth started to hurt.
11. After I finished my project, I asked my dad to check it for mistakes.
12. If I had hit the ball five more feet, it would have been a homerun.
13. We could not go to the movies until my baby sister woke up from her nap.
14. Alice played the piano while Mary played her flute.
15. Mary walked the dog while Carlos prepared dinner.
Complex Sentences # 2 (15 marks)
Directions: Write “Dependent Clause” (DC) under the dependent clause and “Independent Clause” under the independent clause (IC). Circle the joining word between the sentences.
6. We took pictures while the monkeys swung from the trees.
7. Whenever my sister gets in trouble, my dad makes her weed the garden.
8. Once school starts, you need a pass to get into your class.
9. Before you accuse someone of stealing your pencil, make sure it isn’t just lost.
6. We took pictures while the monkeys swung from the trees.
7. Whenever my sister gets in trouble, my dad makes her weed the garden.
8. Once school starts, you need a pass to get into your class.
9. Before you accuse someone of stealing your pencil, make sure it isn’t just lost.
#340153 on Dec 2023