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Identify the dependent (subordinate) clause(s) in the following sentence.
Frederick II, who was king of
Sicily, was also the Holy Roman Emperor. |
| | A) | who was king of
Sicily |
| | B) | king of Sicily |
| | C) | Frederick II . . . was also the Holy Roman Emperor |
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Identify the dependent (subordinate) clause(s) in the following sentence.
Damascus, which gave its name to
damask cloth, is the capital of Syria. |
| | A) | Damascus . . . is
the capital of Syria |
| | B) | which gave its name to damask cloth |
| | C) | to damask cloth |
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Identify the independent (main) clause(s) in the following
sentence.
Because mystics claim direct contact with God, some people think that they are fakes. |
| | A) | Because mystics claim direct contact with God |
| | B) | some people think |
| | C) | that they are fakes |
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Identify the independent
(main) clause(s) in the following sentence.
The Dakota Indians, who live in Montana, Minnesota, and North and South Dakota, speak a Sioux
language. |
| | A) | The Dakota Indians . . . speak a Sioux
language |
| | B) | who live in Montana, Minnesota, and North and South
Dakota |
| | C) | in Montana, Minnesota, and North and South
Dakota, |
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Identify the independent (main) clause(s) in the following sentence.
Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China,
which were victorious, headed the Allies during the Second World War. |
| | A) | Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China . . . headed the Allies |
| | B) | during the Second World War |
| | C) | which were victorious |
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Identify the independent (main) clause(s) in the following sentence.
One of the world's oldest civilizations, India is the world's
largest democracy, with a population of more than half a billion. |
| | A) | One of the world's oldest civilizations |
| | B) | with a population
of more than half a billion |
| | C) | India is the world's largest
democracy |
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Identify the adverb phrase(s) in the following sentence.
On the coast of Scotland, there are many wide
inlets, which the Scots call firths; the narrower inlets are called sea lakes. |
| | A) | on the coast of Scotland |
| | B) | there are many
wide inlets |
| | C) | which the Scots call firths |
| | D) | the narrower inlets are called sea lakes |
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From the list below, identify the subordinate (dependent) clause(s) in the following sentence.
In 1833, William Lloyd Garrison founded
the Anti-Slavery Society in the United States; he was also the publisher of the Liberator, which became the voice of the Abolitionist
movement. |
| | A) | in 1833 |
| | B) | in 1833/in the United States |
| | C) | he was also the publisher of the Liberator |
| | D) | which became the voice of the Abolitionist movement |
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