Sentence fragments - Activity
Instructions: Select the correct answer to the following question from the options below.
Which of the following is not a dependent clause marker?
- because
- as
- therefore
- until
Instructions: Select True if the sentence below is true, and False if it is false
A sentence can have more than one independent clause.
- True
- False
Instructions: Select the one reason from the options below why the following sentence is not correct.
Because he doesn't have any friends.
- The sentence is incorrect because it starts with "because".
- The sentence is incorrect because everyone has friends.
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The sentence is incorrect because "friends" should have an apostrophe.
- The sentence is incorrect because it doesn't have a main clause.
Instructions: One of the sentences below is incomplete. Identify which one.
Excerpts adapted from "The Invitation" ©1999, by Oriah Mountain Dreamer
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While you are with me, it doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true.
- While I can live with failure.
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I know you can see the beauty of something, even if it isn't pretty.
- I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love.
Instructions: Choose the word or phrase that completes the sentence below.
... because I truly like the company I keep in the empty moments.
Excerpt adapted from "The Invitation" ©1999, by Oriah Mountain Dreamer
- I am happy to be alone...
- When I am alone...
- However, ...
- Being alone...