Find subjects and complete clauses
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A sentence-editing portfolio with before/after examples, named repairs and a final paragraph checked for meaning, grammar and clarity.
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What to include
- Classify independent/dependent clauses and phrases.
- Repair a fragment and a comma splice with preserved meaning.
- Annotate agreement, tense and ambiguous pronouns.
- Explain three structural punctuation choices.
- Submit the full paragraph edit and cause-based revision log.
Review and revise
Use these criteria to check your work and choose what to improve.
- Method: applies the course-specific rules to the supplied cases with visible intermediate work.
- Accuracy: results agree with the stated facts, units, boundaries and independent checks.
- Reasoning: explains why the result follows and identifies a limitation or unresolved question.
- Transfer: completes changed cases and revises the final project when a relevant assumption changes.
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The idea in everyday life
Original practice sentences: A: The workshop opens at nine. B: Because the workshop opens at nine. C: The morning workshop.
A complete independent clause includes a subject, a finite verb and a complete thought. A dependent clause can have a subject and verb but leaves a relationship unfinished. These are conventions for the supplied formal written paragraph, not a judgment of a person’s intelligence or language variety.
Find subjects and complete clauses — worked practice
A complete independent clause includes a subject, a finite verb and a complete thought. A dependent clause can have a subject and verb but leaves a relationship unfinished. These are conventions for the supplied formal written paragraph, not a judgment of a person’s intelligence or language variety.
Original practice sentences: A: The workshop opens at nine. B: Because the workshop opens at nine. C: The morning workshop.
Original practice material
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| AMaterial | BSupplied text |
|---|---|
| Case | Original practice sentences: A: The workshop opens at nine. B: Because the workshop opens at nine. C: The morning workshop. |
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1. 1. Locate
Identify A’s subject and finite verb.
You should see: Subject: the workshop; verb: opens.
2. 2. Compare
Identify why B does not stand alone here.
You should see: Because introduces a dependent reason without its main clause.
3. 3. Repair
Complete B with a supplied action.
You should see: Because the workshop opens at nine, we arrive at eight forty-five.
4. 4. Distinguish
Explain why C is a phrase.
You should see: It names a subject but supplies no finite verb or complete assertion.
What to finish
A clause-classification sheet with two completed repairs.
Watch for this
The phrase needs a statement such as opens at nine. A comma alone cannot turn its subject phrase into a complete independent clause.
How can I tell I understand it?
Explain why a changed word group is or is not a complete formal written clause.
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