Common Writing Problems: Phrases and Clauses

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1 1. Everyone likes food, but not everyone enjoys the same particular foods. 2. Before the rain started, I closed the car windows. 3. Robins and sparrows use their bills like tweezers. 4. Though tired, she danced well, and the audience loved her. 1

2 C 1. Everyone likes food, but not everyone enjoys the same particular foods. 2. Before the rain started, I closed the car windows. 3. Robins and sparrows use their bills like tweezers. 4. Though tired, she danced well, and the audience loved her. 2

3 C 1. Everyone likes food, but not everyone enjoys the same particular foods. Cx 2. Before the rain started, I closed the car windows. 3. Robins and sparrows use their bills like tweezers. 4. Though tired, she danced well, and the audience loved her. 3

4 C 1. Everyone likes food, but not everyone enjoys the same particular foods. Cx 2. Before the rain started, I closed the car windows. S 3. Robins and sparrows use their bills like tweezers. 4. Though tired, she danced well, and the audience loved her. 4

5 C 1. Everyone likes food, but not everyone enjoys the same particular foods. Cx 2. Before the rain started, I closed the car windows. S 3. Robins and sparrows use their bills like tweezers. CC 4. Though tired, she danced well, and the audience loved her. 5

6 5. Softball is my favorite sport. 6. Herons have bills like spears. 7. The buses will leave in one hour, and the game will start in two hours. 8. We stayed in the cabin we had rented the year before. 6

7 S 5. Softball is my favorite sport. 6. Herons have bills like spears. 7. The buses will leave in one hour, and the game will start in two hours. 8. We stayed in the cabin we had rented the year before. 7

8 S 5. Softball is my favorite sport. S 6. Herons have bills like spears. 7. The buses will leave in one hour, and the game will start in two hours. 8. We stayed in the cabin we had rented the year before. 8

9 S 5. Softball is my favorite sport. S 6. Herons have bills like spears. C 7. The buses will leave in one hour, and the game will start in two hours. 8. We stayed in the cabin we had rented the year before. 9

10 S 5. Softball is my favorite sport. S 6. Herons have bills like spears. C 7. The buses will leave in one hour, and the game will start in two hours. Cx 8. We stayed in the cabin we had rented the year before. 10

11 9. Many people don t eat red meat, but they enjoy fish or eggs. 10. The loon surfaces in one minute or remains underwater for five minutes. 11. Viv and her band flew to the concert in Chicago. 12. Riders needed money, or they could not pass the tollbooths. 11

12 C 9. Many people don t eat red meat, but they enjoy fish or eggs. 10. The loon surfaces in one minute or remains underwater for five minutes. 11. Viv and her band flew to the concert in Chicago. 12. Riders needed money, or they could not pass the tollbooths. 12

13 C 9. Many people don t eat red meat, but they enjoy fish or eggs. S 10. The loon surfaces in one minute or remains underwater for five minutes. 11. Viv and her band flew to the concert in Chicago. 12. Riders needed money, or they could not pass the tollbooths. 13

14 C 9. Many people don t eat red meat, but they enjoy fish or eggs. S 10. The loon surfaces in one minute or remains underwater for five minutes. S 11. Viv and her band flew to the concert in Chicago. 12. Riders needed money, or they could not pass the tollbooths. 14

15 C 9. Many people don t eat red meat, but they enjoy fish or eggs. S 10. The loon surfaces in one minute or remains underwater for five minutes. S 11. Viv and her band flew to the concert in Chicago. C 12. Riders needed money, or they could not pass the tollbooths. 15

16 13. The children cheered, and Mom gave them pie. 14. A woodpecker props its tail against a branch and chisels a hole in the tree. 15. Some cities have bike paths, and others close roads to traffic. 16. Birds lay eggs, but mammals give birth to live babies. 16

17 C 13. The children cheered, and Mom gave them pie. 14. A woodpecker props its tail against a branch and chisels a hole in the tree. 15. Some cities have bike paths, and others close roads to traffic. 16. Birds lay eggs, but mammals give birth to live babies. 17

18 C 13. The children cheered, and Mom gave them pie. S 14. A woodpecker props its tail against a branch and chisels a hole in the tree. 15. Some cities have bike paths, and others close roads to traffic. 16. Birds lay eggs, but mammals give birth to live babies. 18

19 C 13. The children cheered, and Mom gave them pie. S 14. A woodpecker props its tail against a branch and chisels a hole in the tree. C 15. Some cities have bike paths, and others close roads to traffic. 16. Birds lay eggs, but mammals give birth to live babies. 19

20 C 13. The children cheered, and Mom gave them pie. S 14. A woodpecker props its tail against a branch and chisels a hole in the tree. C 15. Some cities have bike paths, and others close roads to traffic. C 16. Birds lay eggs, but mammals give birth to live babies. 20

21 17. Since it s so cold, let s stay home tonight, and let s play cards. 18. Dan and I hiked to the general store, which was about a mile away. 19. During the 1890s, bicycles became a craze and many bike paths were built. 20. The owl hisses like a cat and clicks its beak. 21

22 CC 17. Since it s so cold, let s stay home tonight, and let s play cards. 18. Dan and I hiked to the general store, which was about a mile away. 19. During the 1890s, bicycles became a craze and many bike paths were built. 20. The owl hisses like a cat and clicks its beak. 22

23 CC 17. Since it s so cold, let s stay home tonight, and let s play cards. Cx 18. Dan and I hiked to the general store, which was about a mile away. 19. During the 1890s, bicycles became a craze and many bike paths were built. 20. The owl hisses like a cat and clicks its beak. 23

24 CC 17. Since it s so cold, let s stay home tonight, and let s play cards. Cx 18. Dan and I hiked to the general store, which was about a mile away. C 19. During the 1890s, bicycles became a craze and many bike paths were built. 20. The owl hisses like a cat and clicks its beak. 24

25 CC 17. Since it s so cold, let s stay home tonight, and let s play cards. Cx 18. Dan and I hiked to the general store, which was about a mile away. C 19. During the 1890s, bicycles became a craze and many bike paths were built. S 20. The owl hisses like a cat and clicks its beak. 25