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Common Writing Problems: Phrases and Clauses
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. _____ 1. Everyone likes food, but not everyone enjoys the same particular foods. _____ 2. Before the rain started, I closed the car windows. _____ 3. Robins and sparrows use their bills like tweezers. _____ 4. Though tired, she danced well, and the audience loved her.
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Common Writing Problems: Phrases and Clauses
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. C 1. Everyone likes food, but not everyone enjoys the same particular foods. _____ 2. Before the rain started, I closed the car windows. _____ 3. Robins and sparrows use their bills like tweezers. _____ 4. Though tired, she danced well, and the audience loved her.
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Common Writing Problems: Phrases and Clauses
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. C 1. Everyone likes food, but not everyone enjoys the same particular foods. Cx 2. Before the rain started, I closed the car windows. _____ 3. Robins and sparrows use their bills like tweezers. _____ 4. Though tired, she danced well, and the audience loved her.
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Common Writing Problems: Phrases and Clauses
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. C 1. Everyone likes food, but not everyone enjoys the same particular foods. Cx 2. Before the rain started, I closed the car windows. S 3. Robins and sparrows use their bills like tweezers. _____ 4. Though tired, she danced well, and the audience loved her.
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Common Writing Problems: Phrases and Clauses
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. C 1. Everyone likes food, but not everyone enjoys the same particular foods. Cx 2. Before the rain started, I closed the car windows. S 3. Robins and sparrows use their bills like tweezers. CC 4. Though tired, she danced well, and the audience loved her.
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Common Writing Problems: Phrases and Clauses
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. _____ 5. Softball is my favorite sport. _____ 6. Herons have bills like spears. _____ 7. The buses will leave in one hour, and the game will start in two hours. _____ 8. We stayed in the cabin we had rented the year before.
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. S 5. Softball is my favorite sport. _____ 6. Herons have bills like spears. _____ 7. The buses will leave in one hour, and the game will start in two hours. _____ 8. We stayed in the cabin we had rented the year before.
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. S 5. Softball is my favorite sport. S 6. Herons have bills like spears. _____ 7. The buses will leave in one hour, and the game will start in two hours. _____ 8. We stayed in the cabin we had rented the year before.
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Common Writing Problems: Phrases and Clauses
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. S 5. Softball is my favorite sport. S 6. Herons have bills like spears. C 7. The buses will leave in one hour, and the game will start in two hours. _____ 8. We stayed in the cabin we had rented the year before.
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Common Writing Problems: Phrases and Clauses
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. S 5. Softball is my favorite sport. S 6. Herons have bills like spears. C 7. The buses will leave in one hour, and the game will start in two hours. Cx 8. We stayed in the cabin we had rented the year before.
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. _____ 9. Many people don’t eat red meat, but they enjoy fish or eggs. _____ 10. The loon surfaces in one minute or remains underwater for five minutes. _____ 11. Viv and her band flew to the concert in Chicago. _____ 12. Riders needed money, or they could not pass the tollbooths.
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. C 9. Many people don’t eat red meat, but they enjoy fish or eggs. _____ 10. The loon surfaces in one minute or remains underwater for five minutes. _____ 11. Viv and her band flew to the concert in Chicago. _____ 12. Riders needed money, or they could not pass the tollbooths.
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. C 9. Many people don’t eat red meat, but they enjoy fish or eggs. S 10. The loon surfaces in one minute or remains underwater for five minutes. _____ 11. Viv and her band flew to the concert in Chicago. _____ 12. Riders needed money, or they could not pass the tollbooths.
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. C 9. Many people don’t eat red meat, but they enjoy fish or eggs. S 10. The loon surfaces in one minute or remains underwater for five minutes. S 11. Viv and her band flew to the concert in Chicago. _____ 12. Riders needed money, or they could not pass the tollbooths.
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. C 9. Many people don’t eat red meat, but they enjoy fish or eggs. S 10. The loon surfaces in one minute or remains underwater for five minutes. S 11. Viv and her band flew to the concert in Chicago. C 12. Riders needed money, or they could not pass the tollbooths.
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. _____ 13. The children cheered, and Mom gave them pie. _____ 14. A woodpecker props its tail against a branch and chisels a hole in the tree. _____ 15. Some cities have bike paths, and others close roads to traffic. _____ 16. Birds lay eggs, but mammals give birth to live babies.
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. C 13. The children cheered, and Mom gave them pie. _____ 14. A woodpecker props its tail against a branch and chisels a hole in the tree. _____ 15. Some cities have bike paths, and others close roads to traffic. _____ 16. Birds lay eggs, but mammals give birth to live babies.
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. C 13. The children cheered, and Mom gave them pie. S 14. A woodpecker props its tail against a branch and chisels a hole in the tree. _____ 15. Some cities have bike paths, and others close roads to traffic. _____ 16. Birds lay eggs, but mammals give birth to live babies.
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. C 13. The children cheered, and Mom gave them pie. S 14. A woodpecker props its tail against a branch and chisels a hole in the tree. C 15. Some cities have bike paths, and others close roads to traffic. _____ 16. Birds lay eggs, but mammals give birth to live babies.
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. C 13. The children cheered, and Mom gave them pie. S 14. A woodpecker props its tail against a branch and chisels a hole in the tree. C 15. Some cities have bike paths, and others close roads to traffic. C 16. Birds lay eggs, but mammals give birth to live babies.
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. _____ 17. Since it’s so cold, let’s stay home tonight, and let’s play cards. _____ 18. Dan and I hiked to the general store, which was about a mile away. _____ 19. During the 1890s, bicycles became a craze and many bike paths were built. _____ 20. The owl hisses like a cat and clicks its beak.
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. CC 17. Since it’s so cold, let’s stay home tonight, and let’s play cards. _____ 18. Dan and I hiked to the general store, which was about a mile away. _____ 19. During the 1890s, bicycles became a craze and many bike paths were built. _____ 20. The owl hisses like a cat and clicks its beak.
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. CC 17. Since it’s so cold, let’s stay home tonight, and let’s play cards. Cx 18. Dan and I hiked to the general store, which was about a mile away. _____ 19. During the 1890s, bicycles became a craze and many bike paths were built. _____ 20. The owl hisses like a cat and clicks its beak.
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. CC 17. Since it’s so cold, let’s stay home tonight, and let’s play cards. Cx 18. Dan and I hiked to the general store, which was about a mile away. C 19. During the 1890s, bicycles became a craze and many bike paths were built. _____ 20. The owl hisses like a cat and clicks its beak.
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Activity 1.2 Identifying Sentence Structure (DTG p. 79) Directions: In the space before each sentence, write S if the sentence is simple, C if it is compound, Cx if it is complex, and CC if it is compound-complex. CC 17. Since it’s so cold, let’s stay home tonight, and let’s play cards. Cx 18. Dan and I hiked to the general store, which was about a mile away. C 19. During the 1890s, bicycles became a craze and many bike paths were built. S 20. The owl hisses like a cat and clicks its beak.