Grammar Nazi Quiz: Clauses!

The independent clause of the sentence is "Johnny vowed not to drink again." This is because it can stand alone as a complete sentence and expresses a complete thought. The phrase "After sobering up in prison" is a dependent clause as it does not express a complete thought and relies on the independent clause to make sense.

The correct answer is "True, Blue." This means that the statement "Complete sentences must contain both a subject and a verb" is true. In order for a sentence to be considered complete, it should have a subject (the person or thing that performs the action) and a verb (the action or state of being). Without both of these elements, a sentence would be considered incomplete or grammatically incorrect. Therefore, the statement is true.

The dependent clause in this sentence is "While driving drunk." A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. In this case, "While driving drunk" is dependent on the main clause "He waited" to make sense. It provides additional information about the circumstances in which he waited.

The coordinate clause in this sentence is "And with the help of the powerpuff girls". This clause is independent and can stand alone as a complete sentence. It is connected to the previous sentence by the coordinating conjunction "And".

The correct answer is 1.) Like a heat seeking missile = dependent clause, 2.) the pedophile snatched the toddler = independent clause, 3.) While the mother asked for Octomom's autograph = dependent clause.

This is because the first clause "Like a heat seeking missile" does not express a complete thought and relies on the rest of the sentence for meaning. The second clause "the pedophile snatched the toddler" can stand alone as a complete thought. The third clause "While the mother asked for Octomom's autograph" also does not express a complete thought and relies on the rest of the sentence for meaning.

In the first clause, "Fido" is the subject and "enjoys the game of fetch" is the predicate. In the second clause, "Mrs. Take" is the subject and "grades harshly" is the predicate.

The subordinate clause in the given options is "Which operated like a machine". This clause is subordinate because it does not express a complete thought on its own and relies on the main clause to make sense. It provides additional information about something or someone mentioned in the main clause.

The main clause in this sentence is "Timmy appears to be undergoing 'roid rage." This is the main statement or action of the sentence and contains both a subject (Timmy) and a verb (appears to be undergoing).

The explanation for the correct answer (False) is that an adverbial clause is not a complete thought on its own, but rather provides additional information to the main clause. It does not necessarily have to be preceded by conjunctions, as it can also be introduced by other types of words such as adverbs or subordinating adverbial phrases.

The adjective clause in the given options is "which I purchased a month ago." It modifies the noun before it and provides additional information about the noun. In this case, it gives information about the thing being referred to as "which I purchased a month ago."

The noun clause in the given sentence is "Whoever kicks my balls". It functions as the subject of the main clause "will get their lights knocked out". The noun clause introduces the idea of someone performing the action of kicking the speaker's balls, and it is the focus of the main clause's statement about the consequence of that action.

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