Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to
complete the following sentence; you can add the phrase or clause before or
after the clause below:
...the Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for
another year...
Sentence 1. Add a
phrase
Sentence 2. Add a
dependent clause
Sentence 3. Add
an independent clause
13 comments:
1.-The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year with a lot of people running out of money.
2.-Axel is sad since yesterday because the Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year.
3.-The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year; people had a lot of fun during the past two weeks.
1. It is hard to believe that the Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year.
2. Since the Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year we can clean up all the Christmas decorations.
3. The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year and nobody knows what this new year will bring us.
EDUARDO:#1--good; #2--you have changed the original independent clause into a dependent one and added an independent clause; #3--good.
SARA: #1--that's an independent clause, and you have changed the original IC into a dependent one; #2--The same problem; #3--yes, but don't forget the punctuation;-)
1. The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year with a lot of good memories of family gatherings.
2. The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year, so the Christmas decorations can be cleaned up.
3. The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year; and nobody knows what this new year will bring us.
SARA: That's much better except for #2--that's still an independent clause;-)
1.- The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year with everybody happy.
2.-The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year because today we are January 5th.
3.-The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year, but we still have many days to celebrate this year.
Alexey ENGL140
1. To my great disappointment, the Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year.
2. The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year whether we want it or not.
3. The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year; we cannot stop the passing of time.
Correction no. 2:
The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year, which is not too bad after all.
YOSUA:#1--good; #2--yes, but the wording "we are" is a problem; #3--good;-)
ALEXEY: Great sentences:-)
SARA: Thank you:-)
1.- The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year with everybody happy.
2.-The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year because today is January 5th.
3.-The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year, but we still have many days to celebrate this year.
YOSUA: That's better:-)
1. The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year with everyone ready to get back home and relax.
2. The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year because people are slowly packing up their decorations and getting ready to get back to work.
3,. The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over for another year, but I now look forward to celebrating and decorating for Valentine's Day
KENNETH:Great stuff:-)
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