Senfence Sense
dependent clause that is not accompanied by an independent clause.
~~" Asentence fragment is an incomplete sentence. Sometimes a sentence ce fragment
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For each sentence below, write the word ‘Fragment’ or ‘Complete’
/ in the space provided.
Canada, one of the best countries in the world.
When Canadians travel overseas, they are treated very
nicely.
Many attractions in Canada.
Many famous Canadians are known worldwide.
A diverse country with many different types of landscape.
The largest city in Canada is Toronto.
A country with international flavour and people from
; different lands.
8. Canada became one nation in 1867, the year of
Confederation.
——" Combining Sentences
Short sentences can sometimes be effective. However, more often it is useful to combine short
sentences. There are two easy ways to combine sentences: (1) use a conjunction such as “and”,
‘or”, or “but”; (2) make one of the short sentences a dependent sentence by connecting it |
with a subordinating conjunction.
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Combine the following short sentences.
1, The winter in Canada can be cold. Some areas of the country are colder
than others.
2. They played basketball. They played on the same team.
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verbs, phrases, and dependent clauses are added for detail.
The choir sang. The choir sang at the ceremony. The ceremony was
graduation
The animals were in the zoo. The animals were caged. The animals were
wild.
It was a hot day. They went swimming. They swam in the public pool nearby.
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From the basic sentences below, develop descriptive, detailed
sentences.
The _________ game was playedin___ after
The —___man walked ____ across the
to
Although ____________ ss, the students gathered in
to
The —____ wind blew _________ across the
while the children
He played ona ____ steam that
The beach beside the _____ was
for swimming.
was her favourite activity whenever she
The —__________ car drove _______ ss down the
street in front of
Inthe ______________sRichard met Larry at the
and they
lf ______ we will all be able to
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