ACTIVITY #7

NAME: ________________________________ DATE: __________________

SECTION: _____________________________ SCORE: ________________

I. DIRECTIONS: Underline the independent clause and encircle the dependent clause.

1. Louis Braille lost his sight in an accident when he was three years old.

2. When he was fourteen, he invented a system of writing for the blind.

3. In the Braille system, letters, number and punctuation are written in units called “cells”.

4. Each cell contains between one and six dots.

5. Because sixty-three unique combinations of dots are possible, Braille is quite flexible.

6. Louis Braille determined that these raised dots can be interpreted much faster than raised lettering.

7. When a single raised dot appears in the number one position, the cell represents the letter a.

8. Special signs are used to precede numbers and capital letters.

9. Dr. Zamora left the dinner party before the main course was served.

10. Before we begin the meeting, let me introduce the newest member of our team.

11. When she had finished skating, the judges awarded the French skater the gold medal.

12. Because our school throws away so much paper, we should start a recycling program.

13. Every day teachers throw away hundred of sheets of paper that they should be recycling.

14. Since landfills are getting full, our school doesn’t need to be contributing to the problem.

15. If our teachers recycled in our classrooms, it would set a good example for students.

16. Students who may never see an example of recycling at home could learn about it.

17. Once the students learn to recycle, they can show their family how to do it.

18. If every student taught their family to recycle, it would reduce the waste going to landfills.

19. If you model recycling in your neighborhood, more neighbors will join in and start recycling.

20. Although you may only think of recycling paper, many other items can be recycled.

21. Some communities recycle glass and plastic which must be put in separate bins.

22. Make sure you rinse out containers that you recycle so you won’t attract bugs.

23. Ask your local waste management company if they have special bins for each kind of waste.

24. Before you know it, you will place your waste in the recycling bin without even thinking.

25. John Smith, who was an early English explorer, is most famous for his love for the Native American girl
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II. DIRECTIONS: Use D for declarative, INT for interrogative, IMP for imperative and E for exclamatory. Put
the
correct punctuation at the end of each sentence.

_______1. Who was the first female astronaut _____

_______2. Buckle your seatbelt even for short trips _____
_______3. Please put the stamped envelopes in this box ____
_______4. You must be joking ____
_______5. What a thrill that ride was ____
_______6. In 1776, there were fifty-three newspapers in London ____
_______7. Who were the first people to use paper money ____
_______8. Insert the diskette in this slot ____
_______9. Insects outnumber people by millions to one ____
_______10. What an amazing story that is ____
_______11. English has many interesting names of groups of animals ____
_______12. Give us some examples ____
_______13. Well, a group of lions is a pride ____
_______14. What is a group of leopards called _____
_______15. Have you ever heard a leap of leopards _____
_______16. What a great name that is for those cats ____
_______17. Then, what is a pod ____
_______18. Look up both words in a dictionary, please ____
_______19. Either noun can be used for whales ____
_______20. One is just as weird as the other _____
_______21. Our neighbor bought a new computer ____
_______22. Look at the color monitor ____
_______23. The computer has a large memory ____
_______24. Have you ever been to New England ____
_______25. How thrilling it is to ski down these mountains ____
_______26. Can you make color graphics ____
_______27. A computer may change the way you write ____
_______28. You can write your own programs ____
_______29. What a fabulous device this is ____
_______30. Why is Maine called the Pine Tree State _____
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