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Neither your phone nor your keys ________________ in the drawer.

One of the boxes __________ open.

Is the following clause dependent or independent?    He left. 

Which of the following essays proved to be the most challenging for you as a writer? 

Her left arm was badly broken.  This is a ___ sentence.

A sentence has a subordinate clause and two or more independent clauses.

Is the following clause dependent or independent?  Suzy’s hamster is named Gerry.

Because you were talking during the program, you failed the quiz that we took this afternoon.  This is a ___ sentence.

BONUS: WORTH 5 Points…be sure to write in sentence form! Please take a minute to reflect on your time in this class. What are at least two “take aways” from this course? How have you grown as a student, writer, thinker, or person?     

Chapter 6: Effective Sentences In your own words (1 solid paragraph with 6-8 sentences including a topic sentence, support, and a So What! sentence), explain the importance of having effective sentences in your paragraphs. (HA!) Here’s some help in case you’ve forgotten: give your sentences content, make sentences specific, avoid over packing your sentences, sentence fragments, comma splices, run-on sentences, pay attention to word order, eliminating wordiness, avoid redundancy, avoid pretentiousness, developing an engaging style, don’t change your point of view between paragraphs or within sentences.  You will be graded on your ability to write coherently, with unified control from the thesis. I will also grade you on your ability to share what you learned from the textbook on this chapter. You don’t have to quote word for word (simply paraphrase).