tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post8139791443325479775..comments2023-09-21T07:44:31.672-06:00Comments on English Skills Blog: *COMPLETE THE SENTENCE*Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-4463601818206903992016-03-17T11:00:01.012-06:002016-03-17T11:00:01.012-06:00Good job, Enya, but your last sentence makes the o...Good job, Enya, but your last sentence makes the original sentence into a dependent clause.<br /><br />Leah, your phrase is the same as Enya's (and your second attempt is very similar), and you also made the original sentence into a dependent clause.<br /><br />Here is an example:<br /><br />phrase: In a sign that spring has arrived, the daffodils are already blooming in my garden<br />dependent clause: Although it is still rather cold, the daffodils are already blooming in my garden<br />independent cause: The sun is shining, and the daffodils are already blooming in my garden.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-57436288552680558722016-03-15T21:08:25.367-06:002016-03-15T21:08:25.367-06:00I see that my 1st sentence is a repeat. Here is an...I see that my 1st sentence is a repeat. Here is another:<br />1.add a phrase: Look here, the daffodils are already blooming in my garden. <br />Leah Eng 140Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08678531613538827894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-18359726486957425622016-03-15T21:04:48.061-06:002016-03-15T21:04:48.061-06:001. Add a phrase = Look, the daffodils are already ...1. Add a phrase = Look, the daffodils are already blooming in my garden.<br />2. Add a dependent clause= Can you believe that the daffodils are already blooming in my garden?<br />3. Add an independent clause= The daffodils are already blooming in my garden, and my trees are full of leaf buds. <br />Leah Eng 140Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08678531613538827894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-27628094774871161452016-03-10T12:15:56.028-07:002016-03-10T12:15:56.028-07:00Sentence 1. Add a phrase: Look, the daffodils are ...Sentence 1. Add a phrase: Look, the daffodils are already blooming in my garden. <br /> <br />Sentence 2. Add a dependent clause: Even though it is January, the daffodils are already blooming in my garden.<br /><br />Sentence 3. Add an independent clause: I am pleased the daffodils are already blooming in my garden.<br />Enya140noreply@blogger.com