Independent Dependent and Noun Clauses
Select the sentence that contains a noun clause. My dad got me tickets to the hockey game for my birthday. I was anxiously awaiting his arrival home from his office. Since he couldn't leave work on time, he didn't have time for dinner. My top priority was that we get to the game on time.
My top priority was that we get to the game on time.
Select the clause from the drop-down menu to correctly complete the sentence.
(Until she was seriously injured,) Margaret Corbin fired cannons in the American Revolution.
What is the function of the noun clause in this sentence? The street musicians sang to whomever passed them. -direct object -appositive -object of a preposition -subject
object of a preposition
Which sentence contains a dependent clause? -Jefferson and Madison were in one political party, and President John Adam's and Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton were in another. -Although he and Alexander Hamilton worked together on the Federalist Papers, Madison opposed many of Hamilton's ideas. -Along with Thomas Jefferson, James Madison created America's first political parties. -At the end of his presidency, Madison saw the merit of some of Hamilton's ideas about the American financial system.
Although he and Alexander Hamilton worked together on the Federalist Papers, Madison opposed many of Hamilton's ideas.
How can these sentences be combined to include a dependent clause? The pianist had great talent. He could play Rachmaninoff blindfolded. -The pianist with a great talent could play Rachmaninoff blindfolded. -The pianist had great talent; he could play Rachmaninoff blindfolded. -The pianist had great talent, and he could play Rachmaninoff blindfolded. -The pianist's great talent was that he could play Rachmaninoff blindfolded.
The pianist's great talent was that he could play Rachmaninoff blindfolded.