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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

SENTENCE COMPLETION,Nov. 13th

Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence; you can add the phrase or clause before or after the clause below:

... November 11th was Remembrance Day...
1. Use a phrase
2. Use a dependent clause
3. Use an independent clause

Note: you can still see previous Sentence Completion questions; they are posted in the 2006/2007 archive in the side bar.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

1. Use a phrase
November 11th was Remembrance Day for Canada.
2. Use a dependent clause
November 11th was Remembrance Day with full of sad memories.
3. Use an independent clause
November 11th was Remembrance Day and a day consider as a statutory holiday for Canadians.

Veronica Baig said...

Bich-Thuy: #1--good; #2--another phrase; #3--remember the punctuation and check the verb tense.

Anonymous said...

1. Use a phrase

Last Tuesday, November 11th was Remembrance Day.


2. Use a dependent clause

November 11th was Remembrance Day when we went to the Cenotaph.

3. Use an independent clause

November 11th was Remembrance Day and it was a holiday for most government employees.

Veronica Baig said...

Dave: Good work--now remember the punctuation in #3.