Children did not get the chance to go to school because they were constantly working. Owens said, "I want to learn, but can't when i work all the time."
Answer:
1. After you finish your schoolwork, you may go to the mall. - Dependent clause
2. Praying that the storm would hold off, Brian hurriedly packed his camping supplies. - Dependent clause
3. You may go to the mall after you finish your schoolwork -Independent clause
4. Brian, praying that the storm would hold off, hurriedly packed his camping supplies. - Dependent clause
5. Brian, praying that the storm would hold off, hurriedly packed his camping supplies. - Dependent clause
6. My brother's football team, which is normally a power house, has played badly this season. - dependent clause
Explanation:
Independent clauses are those that do not need any complement to make sense, that is, these phrases are self-sufficient to convey a message. They can be written alone so that the reader would understand what was being read without any problem.
Dependent clauses, on the other hand, need a complement to make sense. They are unable to convey a message alone and need to associate themselves with other clauses in order to proceed to form a complete text.
Answer:
The noun phrases are "These three days", "their efforts to wipe away" and "Each decoration", while the verb phrases are "have been celebrating" and "are considered".
Explanation:
C. Double-meaning pun
In this pun, the word grave has a double meaning. It can refer to either the situation being serious or the hole in which the dead are buried. Both relate to the situation and therefore makes this a double meaning pun.
