Prácticas Discursivas de la Comunicación Escrita II

Pf. Marianella Vilches

Coordination and Subordination: Activities

EXERCISE 1: TYPES OF SENTENCES AND CLAUSES
Consider the following examples:
A. Identify the independent and dependent clauses.
B. Classify each sentence as SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX or
COMPOUND-COMPLEX.

1. THE boys with the school uniform were helping the old woman.

CLAUSE I (The boys with the school uniform were helping the old woman):
TYPE OF SENTENCE:

2. THE boys who were wearing their school uniforms helped the old woman .

CLAUSE I (The boys who were wearing their school uniforms helped the old woman):
CLAUSE II (who were wearing their school uniform):
TYPE OF SENTENCE:

3. the girls from the other school stopped the cars in the avenue and THE boys who were wearing their school
uniforms Helped the old woman..

CLAUSE I (The girls from the other school stopped the cars in the avenue):
CLAUSE II (The boys who were wearing their school uniforms helped the old woman):
CLAUSE II (Who were wearing their school uniform):
TYPE OF SENTENCE:

4. I will go to the party with you if you promise that we’ll be home by 11:00 p.m.

CLAUSE I (I will go to the party with you if you promise that we’ll be home by 11:00 p.m.):
CLAUSE II (if you promise that we’ll be home by 11:00 p.m.):
CLAUSE III (that we’ll be home by 11:00 p.m.):
TYPE OF SENTENCE:

5. THE GUITAR THAT I LIKE IS FOR SALE.

CLAUSE I (The guitar that I like is for sale):

CLAUSE II (that I like):
TYPE OF SENTENCE:
Prácticas Discursivas de la Comunicación Escrita II
Pf. Marianella Vilches

EXERCISE 2: TYPES OF SENTENCES AND CLAUSES

Consider the following examples:
1. Identify the independent and dependent clauses.
2. Write them down in the scheme below
3. Classify each sentence as SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX or
COMPOUND-COMPLEX.

1. The walk on the beach gave us a new sense of freedom.

CLAUSE I:
TYPE OF SENTENCE:

2. The walk that we took on the beach gave us a new sense of freedom.

CLAUSE I:
CLAUSE II:
TYPE OF SENTENCE:

3. I will always remember what you said to me ON THAT WALK THAT WE TOOK ON THE BEACH.

CLAUSE I:
CLAUSE II:
CLAUSE III:
TYPE OF SENTENCE:

4. The walk that we took on the beach gave us a new sense of freedom AND NOTHING HAS BEEN THE SAME EVER SINCE.

CLAUSE I:
CLAUSE II:
CLAUSE III:
TYPE OF SENTENCE:

5. Our walk on the beach was short, yet I still can remember it.

CLAUSE I:
CLAUSE II:
TYPE OF SENTENCE:
Prácticas Discursivas de la Comunicación Escrita II
Pf. Marianella Vilches

EXERCISE 3: CATEGORIES OF DEPENDENT CLAUSES

IDENTIFY THE CATEGORY OF THE DEPENDENT CLAUSES UNDERLINED: NOUN,

RELATIVE (ADJECTIVAL) OR ADVERBIAL.

1. I LOVE THE SONG THAT YOU ARE PLAYING.

2. DESPITE THE FACT THAT PHYSICS IS NOT AN EASY CLASS, THE TEACHER PROMOTED A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT.

3. THE SCHOOL SHOULD GROUND WHOEVER BROKE THE WINDOW IN THE LAB

4. IF YOU NEED SOME HELP, YOU CAN ALWAYS COME TO MY OFFICE..

5. WHERE TO GO TO COLLEGE IS NOT AN EASY DECISION.

6. THE PARK WHERE I MET YOUR MOTHER IS NOW A SKYSCRAPER.

7. SHE HAD A BLACK COFFEE THIS MORNING BECAUSE SHE WAS SLEEPY.

8. WHEREVER SHE GOES IS WHERE I WANT TO BE.

9. WHEREVER SHE GOES IS WHERE I WANT TO BE.

10. THE MAN WHOSE NAME I CANNOT REMEMBER CAME TO THE OFFICE AGAIN.

11. SINCE THE EARTHQUAKE HAPPENED, EVERYBODY IS SCARED OF THE REPERCUSSIONS.

12. THE CHILDREN DISCOVERED WHERE THEIR PARENTS HAD BEEN HIDING THE PRESENTS.

13. ThE CHILDREN, WHO HAD ALREADY DISCOVERED THEIR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, KEPT THE SECRET.