Assignment 1.

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Clauses: Basic Units of English Structure

1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate grammatical concepts for the basic structure of English
clauses and sentences.

objects / embedded / linked / subject / modifiers / agrees / finite verb

A complete (finite) clause must have at least a ______________ and a ______________ that

______________ with it. Other basic building blocks of a clause are ______________ and many

different types of ______________ . Complete clauses can be ______________ with and

______________ in each other to form sentences of any length and complexity.

2. Rewrite the following incomplete clause into a complete clause in any way.

e.g. To begin the journey, must follow his guide.

To begin the journey, the traveler must follow his guide.

Lily Jones after serving more than two decades in prison for a crime.

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Clauses: Basic Units of English Structure

3. Are these sentences complete clauses?

Just focus on clause structure. Assume that there are no mistakes of usage.

e.g. The photographer taking photos of dolphins near the east coast of South Africa.

A. Complete
B. Incomplete

a) The Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers are the most critical glaciers in the world.

A. Complete
B. Incomplete

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b) Gathered ten fit runners with no experience of using a jogging stroller.

A. Complete
B. Incomplete

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c) For more than 15 years, Tenzin Dhonden to stand between the Dalai Lama and many
philanthropists, celebrities, scholars and officials eager to meet the Buddhist leader.

A. Complete
B. Incomplete

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d) These people psychologically, not physically, imprisoned.

A. Complete
B. Incomplete

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e) In photos, he looks like an average 45-year-old guy, bald and with a trimmed beard.

A. Complete
B. Incomplete

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If you have trouble identifying and correcting incorrect sentences in this assignment, don’t worry.
This course will give you all the necessary tools to spot and correct mistakes. J

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