EXERCISE 3-10

Place parentheses around the dependent clause in each of the following complex
sentences. Then underline all of the subjects in the sentences and the verbs.
1. Many Native American tribes were forced from their ancestra l
S/ NP V O/ NP
lands (when the Indian Removal Act was passed in 1830.)
S/ NP V prep phrase

ADV CLAUSE OF TIME

 2 CLAUSES  COMPLEX SENTENCE

2. President Andrew Jackson began to annex “Indian territory”

S/ NP V O
(after settlers heard reports of gold deposits there.)
S V NP
ADV CLAUSE OF TIME
 2 CLAUSES  COMPLEX SENTENCE

3.Sharing land was deemed unreasonable by the government,

S/ NP V adj adv phrase
(even after many tribes agreed to adopt Anglo culture.)
S V O
- deem + adj/ N:
 2 CLAUSES  COMPLEX SENTENCE

4. (Though some tribes traded their land for tracts out West,)
S V O adj phrase

ADV CLAUSE OF CONCESSION

other tribes refused to leave their homes
S V O/ NP
 2 CLAUSES  COMPLEX SENTENCE

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 5. American soldiers used physical force (if any Native American resisted
S V O/ NP NP/S V
eviction.) CONDITIONAL CLAUSE
O
 2 CLAUSES  COMPLEX SENTENCE

Most Native Americans left food and belongings behind(as they

6.
S V O/ NP S
were marched at gunpoint from their land.) ADV CLAUSE OF CAUSE
V prep phrase prep phrase
 2 CLAUSES  COMPLEX SENTENCE

7. Hundreds of Native Americans were buried along the westward

S V adv phrase
route (because they froze or starved to death during the winter March.)
S V V infinitive phrase adj phrase

 2 CLAUSES  COMPLEX SENTENCE

8. (Because the Native Americans suffered such deep loss and

S/ NP V O/ NP

anguish,) their forced journey is known as the Trail of Tears.

S V NP
 2 CLAUSES  COMPLEX SENTENCE

9. (When the Cherokee tribe appealed to the Supreme Court

S/ NP V NP

for help,) the court ruled against them.

Adv phrase S V O/ NP
 2 CLAUSES  COMPLEX SENTENCE

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10. (Although Andrew Jackson is regarded as an admirable president by
S V O/ NP

many students of history,) others hold him responsible for the grief and
Adj phrase S V O/ Noun phrase

humiliation of so many Native American tribes.

 2 CLAUSES  COMPLEX SENTENCE

- Hold sb responsible for sthing: idiom

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 R EVIEW T EST 3-A
Finding the Subject and the Verb in the Sentence

A. Identify the italicized word or words by writing the appropriate letter in the
space before each sentence.
a.action verb b. linking verb c. helping/auxiliary verbd.
none of the above

c 1.Watching television has become a weekly tradition for our family.

S/ NP V NP adj phrase
 1 CLAUSE  SIMPLE SENTENCE.

a 2. The brain of an addicted smoker responds to nicotine

S/ Noun Phrase V O
as if it were necessary for survival.
Formal S

b 3. Sometimes your local farmers’ market is the best source

of fresh, healthy produce.

 1 CLAUSE  SIMPLE SENTENCE.

a 4. Cheese that comes from yak often has higher levels of

healthy omega-3 acids than cheese that is from other animals.

c 5. Marco said that he would visit us next weekend.

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 d 6. Do you prefer miniature golf, or golf on a regular course?

a. 7. Inbreeding sometimes produces racehorses with delicate health.

 1 CLAUSE  SIMPLE SENTENCE.

b 8. Text-message me if you are able to join us for lunch.

c 9. Though the Knicks haven’t won a national title

in decades, Mel will not give up on his favorite team.

 2 CLAUSES  COMPLEX SENTENCE

a 10. Ava showed us the skating rink in Santa Rosa

where Charles Schultz, the creator of “Peanuts” cartoons, ate breakfast

each morning.

B.In the space before each sentence, write the letter that corresponds to the
simple subject of the sentence.

a 11. Elizabeth just bought that pretty house on Joper Road.

a.Elizabeth b. bought c. housed. Joper

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 b 12. The pet shop owner gave Jamila some advice for training

her parrot to speak.

a. pet shop b. owner c. Jamila d. parrot

c 13. As a student at Harvard, Bill Gates wrote a computer

program for the world’s first personal computer.

a. student b. Harvard c. Bill Gates d. Program

a 14. Surviving as a single parent while attending college is a

difficult juggling act.

a. Surviving b. parent c. college d. difficult

b 15. Having just installed an alarm, Kumar was sickened by

the theft of his new car.

a. alarm b. Kumar c. theft d. Car

b 16. Throughout the neighborhood, sound waves from the

ambulance siren vibrated.

a. neighborhood b. waves c. ambulance d. Siren

a 17. The Great Pyramids, in Egypt, may have taken twenty years

to build.

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 a. Great Pyramids b. Egypt c. years d. Build

b 18. For nearly two centuries, the Alamo has symbolized Texans’

pride.
a. centuries b. Alamoc. Texans’ d. Pride

a 19. A man recently became national champion of hot dog-

eating by consum- ing forty-one wieners in just twelve minutes.

a. man b. champion c. wieners d. Minutes

d 20. Despite many decades of peace talks, Israel does not seem

near reaching a peace treaty with Palestinians.

a. decades b. peace c. talks d. Israel

c 21. In the recent mortgage crisis, many people lost their

homes and declared bankruptcy

.
a. mortgage b. crisis c. people d. Homes

a 22. Leo bought a Wii gaming system but does not know how to

use it.
a. Leo b. Wii c. system d. It

a 23. Danica Patrick, the racecar driver, is a role model for

many girls worldwide.

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 a. Danica Patrick b. driver c. model d. girls

c 24. During a hurricane warning, it is important to remove

toys, bicycles, and other loose objects from your yard.

a. hurricane b. warning c. it d. yard

a 25. You should not be surprised by the large audience at your

graduation.

a. You b. surprised c. audience d. graduation

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 R EVIEW T EST 3-B
Finding the Subject and the Verb in the Sentence

A. Identify the italicized word or words by writing the appropriate letter

in the space before each sentence.
a.action verb b. linking verb c. helping/auxiliary verbd.
none of the above

a 1. The Liberty Bell cracked while tolling for the death of

Chief Justice John Marshall, in 1835.

b 2. Hinduism is the primary religion of India, practiced by

80 percent of its population.

c 3. The longest time anyone has spent in a hot air balloon is

about 477 hours.

a 4. Idaho and Utah still use firing squads for capital

punishment.

d 5. The Pura Belpre Awards honor Latino writers and book

illustrators.

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 a 6. More than fifteen hundred people died when the Titanic

sank in 1912.

c 7. The Hubble telescope was named for the American

astronomer Edwin P. Hubble.

c 8. The United States has been divided into eight time zones.

b 9. North Dakota is the most rural of our fifty states.

a 10. A Norwegian invented the aerosol can in 1926.

B. In the space before each sentence, write the letter that corresponds to
the simple subject of the sentence.

a 11. Americans eat 140 pounds of potatoes each year.

a.Americans b. pounds c. potatoesd. year

c 12. Followed by Spain and Italy, France is the world’s top

tourist destination.

a. Spain b. Italy c. Franced. Tourist

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 c 13. A blue metal, lead can cause kidney problems and

learning disabilities in children.

a. blue b. metal c. lead d. cause

b 14. The Civil War battlefield at Antietam, Maryland, is the

nation’s largest.

a. Civil War b. Battlefield c. Antietam, Maryland d. nation’s

d 15. In Los Angeles, California, the average driver spends

more than 130 hours per year in traffic delays.

a. Los Angeles b. California c. average d. driver

a 16. Cars are much more dangerous than buses, trains, and airplanes.

a. cars b. dangerous c. buses d. Trains

a 17. Sport utility vehicles continue to rank among the world’s most

polluting vehicles.
a. vehicles b. rank c. world’s d. polluting
b 18. As a worker, you are eligible to start receiving Social Security

benefits in your sixties.

a. worker b. you c. Social Security d. benefits

b 19. Though criticized by some people for its labor practices,

Wal-Mart is one of the nation’s largest and most profitable companies.

a. people b. Wal-Mart c. one d. companies

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 b 20. Vatican City is the world’s smallest country.

a. Vatican b. City c. world’s d. country

d 21. Although a beautiful and richly historic country, Sudan

has suffered civil war for decades.

a. beautiful b. richly c. country d. Sudan

c 22. After constructing six nuclear bombs, South Africa voluntarily

disabled them.

a. constructing b. bombs c. South Africa d. Them

b 23. At approximately 4 percent, Mexico has one of the world’s

adv phrase S V
lowest tax burdens.

a. 4 percent b. Mexico c. one d. burdens

a. 24. Spanish is the official language of the people of Argentina.

a. Spanish b. official c. language d. Argentina

b 25. Many people enjoy canoeing in the summertime.

a. many b. people c. canoeing d. summertime

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