Post by danimolina on Feb 9, 2011 11:16:00 GMT -5
Read the following sentence:
While going to the store, Ms. Turchin ran into a former student, her best from the previous year, but the student completely forgot Ms. Turchin's name.
What are the component parts of this sentence? Can you identify them?
1. While going to the store
~Prepositional phrase
2. Ms. Turchin ran into a former student
~Independent clause
3. into a former student
~Dependent clause
4. her best from the previous year
~Appositive
5. from the previous year
~Prepositional phrase
6. but the student completely forgot Ms. Turchin's name.
~Independent clause
7. What are the two main ideas in this sentence?
~Ms. Turchin ran into a former student; the student forgot her name.
While going to the store, Ms. Turchin ran into a former student, her best from the previous year, but the student completely forgot Ms. Turchin's name.
What are the component parts of this sentence? Can you identify them?
1. While going to the store
~Prepositional phrase
2. Ms. Turchin ran into a former student
~Independent clause
3. into a former student
~Dependent clause
4. her best from the previous year
~Appositive
5. from the previous year
~Prepositional phrase
6. but the student completely forgot Ms. Turchin's name.
~Independent clause
7. What are the two main ideas in this sentence?
~Ms. Turchin ran into a former student; the student forgot her name.