Linking Language Workshop

Name:

1. A clause is a that contains a verb.

2. What is a lexical verb? What is not a lexical verb?

3. Circle the lexical verbs and underline the non-lexical verbs in the sentence

below.

 She had left early so that she could get back home before the storm hit.

4. Which of these is not a clause?

a. The boy ate.

b. …because the dog ran away.

c. …her to leave

d. Eating pancakes…

e. All of the above are clauses

5. An independent clause differs from a subordinate clause in that an

independent clause can:

6. Write your own sentence for each of the following sentence types:

a. Simple:

b. Compound:
 c. Complex:

d. Compound-Complex:

7. What is the difference between coordination and subordination? When

should you use one over the other?

8. List some subordinating conjunctions and coordinating conjunctions: