label the subject and the verb of each of each clause. Then write whether the sentence is simple or complex.
1)Every afternoon the baseball team practices.
subject: the baseball team
verb: practices
simple sentence
2)When practice is over, the players are tired.
subject:practice, the players
verb:is, are tired
complex sentence
3) If they don't warm up well, injuries are likely.
subject : they,injuries
verb:don't, are
complex sentence
4)Baseball is not usually played in the rain.
subject:baseball
verb:is,played
simple sentence
english/check please - Writeacher, Monday, April 30, 2012 at 8:07pm
subject = one word
Please re-vise some of these.
english/check please - joe, Monday, April 30, 2012 at 8:23pm
Subjects:
1-team
2-players
3-they
5-baseball
did I miss anything ?how about the verbs and sentence (simple, complex ) ?
english/Writeacher - joe, Monday, April 30, 2012 at 8:47pm
Subjects:
1-team
2-players
3-they
4-baseball
did I miss anything ?how about the verbs and sentence as (simple, complex )right ?
The only other thing I see is in #4.
"is played" is the whole verb -- there shouldn't be a comma between the two words.
Everything else is fine.
1)Every afternoon the baseball team practices.
subject: team <~~only the one word
verb: practices OK
simple sentence OK
2)When practice is over, the players are tired.
subject:practice, players <~~don't include "the"
verb:is, are tired OK
complex sentence OK
3) If they don't warm up well, injuries are likely.
subject : they,injuries OK
verb:don't, are OK
complex sentence OK
4)Baseball is not usually played in the rain.
subject:baseball OK
verb:is played <~~not two separate verbs
simple sentence OK
Independent and dependent clause
Subjects and verbs:
1) Every afternoon the baseball team practices.
Subject: the baseball team
Verb: practices
Sentence type: Simple
2) When practice is over, the players are tired.
Subject: practice, players
Verb: is, are tired
Sentence type: Complex
3) If they don't warm up well, injuries are likely.
Subject: they, injuries
Verb: don't warm up, are likely
Sentence type: Complex
4) Baseball is not usually played in the rain.
Subject: Baseball
Verb: is played
Sentence type: Simple