After - Fundamentals of College Writing



|after |how |till ( or |

| | |'til) |

|although |if |unless |

|as |inasmuch   |until |

|as if |in order that |when |

|as long as |lest |whenever |

|as much as |now that |where |

|as soon as |provided (that)   |wherever |

|as though |since |while |

|because |so that |which |

|before |than | |

|even if |that | |

|even though    |though | |

Name: ______________________ Date: ___________________

Practice Worksheet: The answers are available for self check.

Directions

1. Circle and Subordinating Conjunctions. Put a box around any Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS).

2. Draw a line between the clauses.

3. Label the Simple Subjects (S) and the Simple Predicates (V).

4. Underline Complete Subjects once and Complete Predicates twice.

5. Label each clause as independent or dependent.

6. Label each sentence as simple, compound, complex, OR both compound and complex.

1. I listened for the whispers or voices of my family but I heard only the songs of croaking frogs and chirping crickets, and in the distance honking geese, creating a sweet morning melody from nature. ______________________________

2. The ground had been covered by the early morning dew, as if a silvery wet blanket had been spread across the landscape during the night. ______________________________

3. Barefoot, I stepped out of my tent and a shiver made its way up and down my body. ______________________________

4. Scouring our campsite, my nose was overwhelmed by smoke from the smoldering coals of burnt oak logs. ______________________________

5. I sat in a lawn chair with my legs swinging joyfully back and forth like a pair of scissors, and I closed my eyes and took in the moment. ______________________________

6. As I ran my hands through my long, matted, tangled brown locks, my tiny fingers got caught in remnants of melted marshmallows. ______________________________

7. I picked and pulled until I had freed my hair from its sticky captor. ______________________________

8. Sitting, waiting and watching for movement, I spotted a bag of Cheetos. ______________________________

9. Planning my own nutritious breakfast, I grabbed the bag of fried cheese puffs and I soon realized that the puffs had turned to mush after being left outside, bag open, all night long. ______________________________

|after |how |till ( or |

| | |'til) |

|although |if |unless |

|as |inasmuch   |until |

|as if |in order that |when |

|as long as |lest |whenever |

|as much as |now that |where |

|as soon as |provided (that)   |wherever |

|as though |since |while |

|because |so that |which |

|before |than | |

|even if |that | |

|even though    |though | |

Name: ______________________ Date: ___________________

Practice Worksheet: The answers are available for self check.

Directions

1. I have BOLDED and Subordinating Conjunctions and BOLDED and ITALICIZED any Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS).

2. I drew a line between the clauses.

3. Label the Simple Subjects (S) and the Simple Predicates (V).

4. Underline Complete Subjects once and Complete Predicates twice.

5. Label each clause as independent or dependent.

6. Label each sentence as simple, compound, complex, OR both compound and complex.

s v ind s v ind

1. I listened for the whispers or voices of my family but I heard only the songs of croaking frogs and chirping crickets, and in the distance honking geese, creating a sweet morning melody from nature. Compound Sentence

s v ind dep s v

2. The ground had been covered by the early morning dew, as if a silvery wet blanket had been spread across the landscape during the night. complex sentence

s v ind s v ind

3. Barefoot, I stepped out of my tent and a shiver made its way up and down my body.

compound sentence

s v ind

4. Scouring our campsite, my nose was overwhelmed by smoke from the smoldering coals of burnt oak logs. Simple Sentence

s v ind s

5. I sat in a lawn chair with my legs swinging joyfully back and forth like a pair of scissors, and I

v ind

closed my eyes and took in the moment. compound sentence

s v dep s v indep

6. As I ran my hands through my long, matted, tangled brown locks, my tiny fingers got caught in remnants of melted marshmallows. complex sentence

s v v ind s v dep

7. I picked and pulled until I had freed my hair from its sticky captor. complex sentence

s v ind

8. Sitting, waiting and watching for movement, I spotted a bag of Cheetos. simple sentence

s v ind s v ind

9. Planning my own nutritious breakfast, I grabbed the bag of fried cheese puffs and I soon realized

s v dep

that the puffs had turned to mush after being left outside, bag open, all night long.

compound/ complex sentence

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