Study Island - Phrases and Clauses Standard GA Grade 7, ELA Standard ELACC7L1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a. Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences. b. Choose among simple,
compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas. c. Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced
and dangling modifiers Copyright © 2014 Edmentum - All rights reserved.Generation Date
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Shenica Bridges-Mathieu (1) Will wanted to make the school baseball team.
(2) His brother Jacob said he would help Will train.
(3) Jacob helped Will train everyday for three months.
(4) Jacob knew his little brother would make the middle school team.
(5) Jacob lent Will his lucky glove,
and Will made the team 1. Even though he had not played in over a year. What is the best way to add the dependent clause above to sentence 1?
A. Will wanted to even though he had not played in over a year make the school baseball team.
B. Even though Will wanted to make the school team he had not played, in over a year baseball.
C. Even though he
had not played in over a year, Will wanted to make the school baseball team.
D. Will wanted to even though he had not played make the school baseball team in over a year.
2. What is the BEST way to combine the information from the two clauses below
Yaochuan threw his first no-hitter at the baseball game yesterday. He is the best pitcher on the team.
A. Yaochuan the best pitcher on the team threw his first no-hitter at the baseball game yesterday.
B. Yaochuan
the best pitcher on the team, threw his first no-hitter at the baseball game yesterday.
C. Yaochuan threw his first no-hitter at the baseball game yesterday, he is the best pitcher on the team.
D. Yaochuan, the best pitcher on the team, threw his first no-hitter at the baseball game yesterday.
(1) Henry has to do the laundry.
(2) Henry must also start dinner.
(3) Henry was grounded fora whole week for not doing chores.
(4) He learned his lesson.
(5) He ended up missing his soccer game.
3. If he doesn't want to get in trouble. What is the best way to add the dependent clause above to sentence 2?
A. If he doesn't
want to get in trouble, Henry must also start dinner.
B. Henry must if he doesn't want to get in trouble also start dinner.
C. If he doesn't want to get Henry must also start dinner in trouble.
D. Henry must also if he doesn't want to get in trouble start dinner.
4. During the race, the chariot ran effortlessly on the track and turned skillfully at each bend.
How many prepositional phrases
are in the sentence above 
