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Thursday, September 25, 2008

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE ... Sept. 25th, 2009

Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence; you can add the phrase or clause before or after (not both) the clause below:

… football season is once again in full swing …

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 archive in the side bar.

4 comments:

iannou said...

1. Use a phrase

Taking over Sunday television, football season is once again in full swing.

2. Use a dependent clause

Football season is once again in full swing, whether you like it or not.

3. Use an independent clause

The NFL training camps are all closed, and football season is once again in full swing.

Veronica Baig said...

Iannou: Good, but note that thre is no comma before a dependent clause;-)

iannou said...

I need to review comma usage.

2. Use a dependent clause

Football season is once again in full swing whether you like it or not.

Veronica Baig said...

Iannou: Don't use a comma before a dependent clause;-)