Question

1. in the following sentence, which is the phrase? “i saw a beatboxing troll under the bridge, so i tipped him. a. i saw a beatboxing troll b. under the bridge c. so i tipped him. 9. which of the following is not an independent clause? a. i’m not afraid b. of haunted houses c. i don’t go inside 10. which of the following is not a dependent clause? a. you can fly b. if you say the magic word c. after she yodels part three: types of sentences instructions: select the sentence type that best describes the sentence. 1. the puppy playfully nibbled on my hair to get my attention. a. simple b. compound c. complex d. compound - complex 2. logan plays football, but he also plays soccer. a. simple b. compound c. complex d. compound - complex 3. because of the approaching hurricane, we could not go to the beach. a. simple b. compound c. complex d. compound - complex 4. we left the game early because we were bored, so we went to whit’s to get ice cream. a. simple b. compound c. complex d. compound - complex 5. i am going to take a break from social media this year because there is too much negativity in the world right now. a. simple b. compound c. complex d. compound - complex 6. my mom said i have an early curfew tonight, for we have to be at the airport really early tomorrow morning. a. simple b. compound c. complex d. compound - complex 7. the citizens of the united states have a right to free speech and privacy. a. simple b. compound c. complex d. compound - complex 8. the homeowner was able to petition the court for speed bumps to be added along his road because the surveillance cameras proved too many drivers were speeding, so the speedy drivers were forced to slow down. a. simple b. compound c. complex d. compound - complex

Explanation:

• 8: Una frase es un grupo de palabras que no contiene un sujeto y un verbo completo. "under the bridge" es una frase preposicional.
• 9: Una cláusula independiente es una oración que puede stand sola. "of haunted houses" no es una cláusula independiente, es una frase preposicional.
• 10: Una cláusula dependiente no puede stand sola como oración. "you can fly" es una cláusula independiente.
• 1: "The puppy playfully nibbled on my hair to get my attention." tiene un sujeto y un verbo principal, es una oración simple.
• 2: "Logan plays football, but he also plays soccer." está formada por dos cláusulas independientes unidas por la conjunción "but", es una oración compuesta.
• 3: "Because of the approaching hurricane, we could not go to the beach." Tiene una cláusula dependiente "Because of the approaching hurricane" y una cláusula independiente "we could not go to the beach", es una oración compleja.
• 4: "We left the game early because we were bored, so we went to Whit’s to get ice cream." Tiene dos cláusulas independientes "We left the game early" y "we went to Whit’s to get ice cream" y una cláusula dependiente "because we were bored", es una oración compuesta - compleja.
• 5: "I am going to take a break from social media this year because there is too much negativity in the world right now." Tiene una cláusula independiente "I am going to take a break from social media this year" y una cláusula dependiente "because there is too much negativity in the world right now", es una oración compleja.
• 6: "My mom said I have an early curfew tonight, for we have to be at the airport really early tomorrow morning." Tiene dos cláusulas independientes unidas por la conjunción "for", es una oración compuesta.
• 7: "The citizens of the United States have a right to free speech and privacy." Tiene un sujeto y un verbo principal, es una oración simple.
• 8: "The homeowner was able to petition the court for speed bumps to be added along his road because the surveillance cameras proved too many drivers were speeding, so the speedy drivers were forced to slow down." Tiene dos cláusulas independientes "The homeowner was able to petition the court for speed bumps to be added along his road" y "the speedy drivers were forced to slow down" y una cláusula dependiente "because the surveillance cameras proved too many drivers were speeding", es una oración compuesta - compleja.

Answer:

1. b. under the bridge
2. b. of haunted houses
3. a. you can fly
4. a. simple
5. b. compound
6. c. complex
7. d. compound - complex
8. c. complex
9. b. compound
10. a. simple
11. d. compound - complex