5. The prepositional phrase in this sentence is "from the local shelter" This phrase modifies the word "puppy"
It explains from where the puppy came.
6. "Because it had chocolate mousse icing" is a dependent clause, meaning it cannot standalone. It needs to be added to an independent clause to be considered a sentence. By adding it to sentence 3, it modifies why Lucy liked the recipe in the book. There are two ways to add a dependent clause to an independent clause. When you add
the dependent clause to the end of the independent clause, like the sentence
in the correct answer choice, you do not need a comma to separate the clauses. The word "because" shows the separation in clauses. You can also put the dependent clause before the independent clause and separate them with a comma.
7. "As soon as Jacob heard Will would tryout for catcher" is a dependent clause, meaning it cannot standalone. It needs to be added to an independent clause to be considered a sentence. By adding it to sentence 2, it modifies when Jacob offered to help his brother train. There are two ways to add a dependent clause to an independent clause. When you add the dependent clause to the
end of the independent clause, like the sentence in the correct answer choice, you do not need a comma to separate the clauses. The phrase "as soon as" shows the separation in clauses. You can also put the dependent clause before the independent clause and separate them with a comma.
8. The clause "Though she started with the flute two years ago" is a dependent clause. It has a subject—"she"—and a verb—"started"—but it begins with the subordinating conjunction "though"
The two should be joined, and a comma should be placed between the clauses because the dependent clause comes
before the independent clause.
9. When you
read the two sentences again, you can see that the only new information the second sentence adds is that Juanita is Marco's favorite aunt. This information can be added as an appositive phrase by removing the phrase "Juanita is" and putting commas around the phrase. The correct answer should read as follows Marco promised Juanita,
his favorite aunt, that he would mow her lawn for her.
10. "Since Derek had been asking fora phone for six months" is a dependent clause, meaning it cannot standalone. It needs to be added to an independent clause to be considered a sentence. By adding it to sentence 2, it modifies why Derek promised he would be responsible. There are two ways to add a dependent clause to an independent clause. When you
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