Friday, January 18, 2013

SENTENCE COMPLETION, Jan. 18th, 2013

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:

...there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales...

Sentence 1. Add a phrase
Sentence 2. Add a dependent clause
Sentence 3. Add an independent clause

9 comments:

Yadiriny189 said...

There were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales in Venezuela.

When there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales, the consumers did shop smart.

There were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales, but we already started to buy to regular prices.

Aygul189 said...

1.By the way, there were many bargains in after-Christmas sales.
2.There were many bargains in after-Christmas sales because many people did not want to pay pre-Christmas prices.
3. Many people were waiting for discounts;indeed, there were many bargains in after-Christmas sales.

Jillian177 said...

1. It was great, there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales.

2. There were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales, although gifts had just been exchanged.

3. The malls were very busy the day after Christmas as there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales.

Veronica Baig said...

YADIRINY:#1--good; #2--you've changed the original independent clause into a dependent one and added an independent clause; #3--Yes, but you need to change the preposition "to".
AYGUL:Good work!
JILLIAN: #1--that's not a phrase (it's an independent clause); #2--yes, but check the punctuation; #3--you've changed the original independent clause into a dependent one and added an independent clause;-)

Yadiriny189 said...

1. There were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales in Venezuela.
2. There were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales, and the consumers did shop smart.
3. There were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales, but we already started to buy at regular prices.

Patrick177 said...

1 There were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales at the Banana Republic outlet
2. There were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales, despite the snow storm.
3. There were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales, even if people did not have much money to spend.

Veronica Baig said...

YADIRINY:#2--this is an independent clause; #3--that's better.
PATRICK: #1--good; #2--check the punctuation; #3--that's a dependent clause;-)

Christina Le Breton said...

There were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales in American Eagle.

Because there were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales, the malls were packed.

There were many bargains in the after-Christmas sales, but I didn't go.

Veronica Baig said...

CHRISTINA:#1--good; #2--you have changed the original independent clause into a dependent one and added an independent clause;--#3--good.