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Exercise #6
Classify each of the following sentences as simple (s), compound (cd), complex (cx) and compound-complex (cd-cx). Be sure that you can identify all subordinate and independent clauses. Example: 1. The Iroquois are American Indian peoples originally from New York State. The Iroquois are American Indian peoples originally from New York State. Simple
1. Members of the Iroquois – which include the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Tuscarora and Seneca – have an ancient history of storytelling.
2. In the early days, professional storytellers went from house to house, and they were paid for their storytelling with small gifts.
3. Most of what is known today about the Iroquois folk tales comes from the Senecas’, whose stories have been written down by historians.
4. Some of the most popular stories are about a creature who is hairless except for on strip of fur down his back.
5. He is so huge that his back can be seen above the trees.
6. He eats people; because he cannot be killed in an ordinary way, he is especially frightening.
7. The tales about this creature are even more frightening than are the ones about Stone Coat, who has skin like stone.
8. Fortunately, Stone Coat is not very smart, and many folk tales tell of ways that the Iroquois outsmart him.
9. There are also tales about the Whirlwinds, who usually appear as bodiless heads with fiery eyes; in some stories, the Whirlwinds eat sticks and rocks when they cannot catch people.
10. Other Iroquois stories tell about the adventures of Elk, Partridge, Skunk and Rattlesnake.
Exercise #7
Classify each of the following sentences as simple (s), compound (cd), complex (cx) and compound-complex (cd-cx).
Example: In the world today, there is only one are museum for children’s art, and it is located in Norway. Compound
1. This museum is the International Museum of Children’s Art, which occupies a big, old house in Oslo.
2. The walls are covered from top to bottom with brilliantly colored creations by young artists up to age 17.
3. Many of the 100,000 works, which come from 150 countries, deal with objects from nature, but few, like the bicycle sculpture, focus on manufactured objects.
4. Of course, a few of the paintings depict troubles or problems, but most of the works express happiness and energy.
5. Rafael Goldin, the museum’s director, says a child’s first meeting with exhibited art is very important.
6. Children visit the museum, and they “see that a museum can mean joy and color”.
7. “If their first visit is to a boring, dusty museum, children will always associate museums with dusty and boring.”
8. Mr. Goldin has even hung some paintings at toddlers’ eye level to encourage each young visitor’s own personal relationship with art.
9. Young visitiors are very excited when they learn that all the artwork was created by children, and they are often inspired to start painting.
10. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a museum like that here?
Chapter Review
B. Classifying Sentences According to Structure and Identifying Independent and Subordinate Clauses
Classify each of the following sentences as simple (s), compound (cd), complex (cx) and compound-complex (cd-cx). Be sure that you can identify all subordinate and independent clauses.
21. After eating and drinking, the elephant galloped through the wheat field.
22. Mr. Chilsholm wanted to bowling, but Mrs. Chilsholm preferred dinner theater.
23. Ten steps up the dark staircase, the twins lost their nerve; dinner at home suddenly much more appealing.
24. Kenzuo insisted that the bullet train was the best way to get to Osaka after midnight.
25. When the travelers arrived at the inn, the innkeeper greeted them.
26. Dr. Bourgeois knew that singing loudly would only irritate others, so he decided to keep his spirits high himself.
27. While preparing to eat, he dog spotted itself in the mirror.
28. Mom always wanted to live in New Mexico, but Dad was too used to living in North Carolina to move.
29. Before the concert began, the first violinist leaned forward to tie his shoe; this innocent action set off a whole chain of unlikely events.
30. Tom Bell is Angela’s favorite actor, but Sally likes Ricky Blake.
31. While washing the car, Benito paused to admire the vintage biplane flying overhead.
32. Joseph had worked hard for straight A’s on his exams, and when the results came in, he discovered that his hard work had paid off.
33. When the crocodile approached, the heron flew away.
34. Arnie carefully lined up the pieces on the chessboard; however, Dario’s foot caught the edge of the board, and both the board and pieces flew into the air.
35. We had hoped that subtle would be enough, and indeed, for a while this tactic seemed to be orking, but as the day wore on, we slowly realized that a bolder approach was needed.
36. President Kennedy was assassinated whole riding through Dallas on November 22, 1963.
37. Charles argued that picnic lunch was the best idea.
38. Professor Chan showed his class the slides later as the basis for a lecture on Genghis Khan.
39. After the cyclists rounded the bend, the Swiss champion Michel Neinergall took the lead.
40. When the crows descended on the barren field, the field mice scurried for shelter.