Week 14: GoFormative #2 (Nonessentials)
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9 questions
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I watched all of the video about nonessentials/parentheticals (worth 10 points; this will be checked, just like NoRedINk fyi)
I watched all of the video about nonessentials/parentheticals (worth 10 points; this will be checked, just like NoRedINk fyi)
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Click "show your work" and underline two examples of nonessentials
Click "show your work" and underline two examples of nonessentials
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Click "show your work" and read the directions
Click "show your work" and read the directions
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Combine the two elements. Separate the nonessential/parenthetical with commas.
Independent Clause: Amir and Baba escaped Afghanistan.Parenthetical/Nonessential: characters in The Kite Runner
Combine the two elements. Separate the nonessential/parenthetical with commas.
Independent Clause: Amir and Baba escaped Afghanistan.
Parenthetical/Nonessential: characters in The Kite Runner
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Combine the two elements. Separate the nonessential/parenthetical with dashes
Independent Clause: Hassan was crying as he left the only home he ever knew.Parenthetical/Nonessential: Amir's childhood friend
Combine the two elements. Separate the nonessential/parenthetical with dashes
Independent Clause: Hassan was crying as he left the only home he ever knew.
Parenthetical/Nonessential: Amir's childhood friend
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Combine the two elements. Make the prepositional phrase an intro by separating it from the IC with a comma
Independent Clause: They escaped in an old oil truck.Parenthetical/Nonessential as an INTRO: with no other choice
Combine the two elements. Make the prepositional phrase an intro by separating it from the IC with a comma
Independent Clause: They escaped in an old oil truck.
Parenthetical/Nonessential as an INTRO: with no other choice
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The sentence you created above had a prepositional phrase as an introduction to your sentence. What word is the preposition in the prepositional phrase?
The sentence you created above had a prepositional phrase as an introduction to your sentence. What word is the preposition in the prepositional phrase?
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The sentence you created above had a prepositional phrase as an introduction to your sentence. What word is the obect of the preposition (the noun after the preposition)
The sentence you created above had a prepositional phrase as an introduction to your sentence. What word is the obect of the preposition (the noun after the preposition)
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Worth 10 points
Create your own sentence with the following elements:- A prepositional phrase as an intro (here is a list of common prepositions to help you get started)
- An IC about Amir
- A nonessential/parenthetical that separates the subject from the predicate in your IC (A nonessential/parenthetical often begins with the words who, which, a, or the)
Worth 10 points
Create your own sentence with the following elements:
- A prepositional phrase as an intro (here is a list of common prepositions to help you get started)
- An IC about Amir
- A nonessential/parenthetical that separates the subject from the predicate in your IC (A nonessential/parenthetical often begins with the words who, which, a, or the)