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Sentence level grammar

Activity 3

Identifying types of clauses


Label these clauses as independent (I) or dependent (D).
Example
Because it’s very complicated D

1. When my birthday draws near

2. My grandmother always makes my favourite cake, hazelnut meringue

3. It has layers of cake with layers of merigue in between

4. Because my brother always eats too much

5. My brother needs to do more exercise

Adapted from Long, Elizabeth (2009). Resources for Writers with Readings: From Paragraph to Essay. London: Longman. p. 484f

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