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As Sam imitated my favorite comedian, I forgot my assignment.
The dependent clause starts with "as."
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About 3000 different languages are spoken in the world.
1 All we have is one IC, "languages are spoken."
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English is spoken in more countries than any other language.
This sentence has only one IC.
s
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More people speak Chinese (Mandarin) than any other language.
Just one subject-verb-object here -- "people speak Chinese."
s
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People on the average speak 4000 words per day.
Just one IC includes: "people speak words."
s
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The shortest word is "a" and the most often spoken is "I."
We have two IC's -- "word is" and "spoken is."
cp
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The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick.
This difficult tongue twister has one IC -- sheep's sick.
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Having more than any other language, English has 490,000 words.
"Having more than any other language" is only a phrase.
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When elephants battle, it is the grass that suffers.
There are actually three clauses here.
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A lazy man works twice.
I can't believe you missed this one.
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Chasing after the fire truck causes traffic problems.
"Chasing after the fire truck" is a noun phrase.
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The teeth often bite the tongue and yet they stay together.
The two IC's, "teeth bite" and "they stay," are joined by
"and." cp
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A handful of friends is better than a wagon of gold.
The sentence includes only one IC: "handful is better than
wagon." s
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A fool and his money are soon parted.
We have a compound subject but only one verb.
s
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You should live and you should let others live also.
There are two IC's and one DC.
cp-cx
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The ripest fruit will not fall into your mouth so learn to pick it.
The clauses are "fruit will fall" and "so (you) learn."
cp
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As you make your bed, you must lie in it.
The DC is "as you make your bed."
cx
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If you need a friend, you will likely be a good friend.
The DC is "if you need a friend."
cx
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Keep your mouth closed and you will swallow no flies.
We have two IC's here -- "(you) keep" and "you will swallow."
cp
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A euphemism is a pleasant expression for an unpleasant one.
"for an unpleasant one" is just a phrase.
s
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Wanting to get high grades caused Susan to study frequently.
You have a couple of phrases here but just one clause.
s
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A portmanteau word is one which is made from two.
The DC here is "which is made from two."
cx
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I will be yours until Niagara falls.
In this case "Niagara falls" is a DC. "Falls" here is a verb.
cx
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If you do what you should, you will hear what you should not.
This sentence has four clauses. Can you see them?
cx
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Don't throw stones at your neighbors if your windows are glass.
We have first an IC and then a DC. It's cx.
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The men are weatherwise and the women are otherwise.
Notice the coordinate conjunction "and" which joins two IC's.
cp
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Fish and visitors stink in three days.
We have a compound subject "fish and visitors." It's s.
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The best all-time selling record is White Christmas by Crosby.
The subject and verb are "record is." It's s.
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When he was 13, Stevie Wonder had a hit record, Fingertips.
The DC is "when he was 13." It's cx
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When he was 64, Louis Armstrong had a hit, Hello Dolly.
The DC is "when he was 64." It's cx.
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Conrad was a Polish writer who learned to write in English.
"Who learned to write in English" is a DC. It's cx.
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A mile is 1760 yards but a marathon race is 26 miles, 385 yards.
The word "but" joins two IC's. Therefore, it is cp.
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When he wrote Absalom, Absalom, Faulkner created long sentences.
"When he wrote Absalom Absalom" is the DC. Sorry it's cx.
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Honey is a predigested food that gives quick energy.
"That gives quick energy" is a DC. It's cx.
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I will be yours until the kitchen sinks.
In this case "kitchen sinks" is a DC. Cx.
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Chew parsley which contains a breath freshener called chlorophyll.
"Which contains a breath freshener called chlorophyll" is a DC.
cx
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Popcorn adds roughage to our diet so it aids our digestion.
"so it aids our digestion" is an IC. Cp. We have two IC's.
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Popcorn cleans and massages the gums and teeth.
We have compound verbs and compound objects but not compound
clauses. s
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Water is the best thirst quencher you can find and it's cheap.
The clauses include "water is," "you can find," and "it's
cheap." cpcx
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Grapefruit causes the release of the hormone cholecystokinin.
We only have one IC, "grapefruit causes release." S.
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The smoke from the fire drifted slowly into the sky.
You have a few phrases but just one IC. S.
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The hormone cholecystokinin suppresses one's appetite.
The IC includes "hormone suppresses." It's s.
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Soft drinks do not quench thirst because they increase water needs.
"Because they increase water needs" is a DC. It's cx.
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Dad did the dishes and Mom cooked dinner while the kids played.
This sentence has two IC's and one DC. Cp-cx.
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Jerry mows the lawn and Mark waters the grass when it needs it.
The two IC's are joined with "and." The DC follows.
Cp-cx
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Feeling it's just too good to be true after all that trouble.
We do have a DC but no IC. Fragment.
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To be there when I needed her.
We have a DC, "when I needed her" but no IC. Fragment.
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After all that rain was over.
"That rain was over" is a DC. There is no IC. Fragment.
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Eating cheese after a meal or snack may help prevent tooth decay.
"Eating cheese" is the subject and "may prevent" is the verb.
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Some believe that cheese fights the bacteria that causes decay.
This little sentence has three clauses. It's cx.
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On that particula