Complete the exercises on independent and dependent clauses by identifying and punctuating them correctly.

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The question is asking for help with exercises on independent and dependent clauses in sentences. The user needs to identify which clauses are independent or dependent and punctuate them correctly according to the rules provided.

Answer

Exercise 1: ICs get periods; DCs get paired ICs. Exercise 2: Same rules apply.

Exercise 1:

  1. As he ran to catch the ball, he stumbled.
  2. He finally caught it.
  3. She couldn’t find the necessary reference material.
  4. Because no one had told me about the new ruling, I missed the deadline.
  5. When I make up my mind to work, I am very productive.
  6. I‘m going to stay at home tonight.
  7. If I can just spend a couple of hours on my math, I should understand it better.
  8. I should study my psychology.
  9. When I’m finished with both of them, I’ll feel confident for those tests.
  10. I’ll feel confident for those tests.

Exercise 2:

  1. The people flocked around the injured man.
  2. As the ambulance came racing down the street, everyone made way.
  3. When a book is really interesting, I can’t put it down.
  4. Come into the office.
  5. As we learned more about the problem, our understanding grew.
  6. Because I had so much homework for that evening, I had to cancel my plans.
  7. Unless something goes wrong, we’ll finish on time.
  8. While everyone else was studying, I decided to go.
  9. I decided to go.
  10. The far-off hills are green.
Answer for screen readers

Exercise 1:

  1. As he ran to catch the ball, he stumbled.
  2. He finally caught it.
  3. She couldn’t find the necessary reference material.
  4. Because no one had told me about the new ruling, I missed the deadline.
  5. When I make up my mind to work, I am very productive.
  6. I‘m going to stay at home tonight.
  7. If I can just spend a couple of hours on my math, I should understand it better.
  8. I should study my psychology.
  9. When I’m finished with both of them, I’ll feel confident for those tests.
  10. I’ll feel confident for those tests.

Exercise 2:

  1. The people flocked around the injured man.
  2. As the ambulance came racing down the street, everyone made way.
  3. When a book is really interesting, I can’t put it down.
  4. Come into the office.
  5. As we learned more about the problem, our understanding grew.
  6. Because I had so much homework for that evening, I had to cancel my plans.
  7. Unless something goes wrong, we’ll finish on time.
  8. While everyone else was studying, I decided to go.
  9. I decided to go.
  10. The far-off hills are green.

More Information

Dependent clauses (DC) require additional information to form complete sentences, often needing independent clauses (IC) to complete the thought.

Tips

A common mistake is not recognizing when a sentence is a fragment due to the absence of an independent clause.

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