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Sophia Foundations of English Composition 2 Milestone

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As a child, my favorite family tradition was our annual camping trip to the north woods. Select a good supporting sentence for this topic sentence. We looked forward to hiking, kayaking, and explo... ring the outdoors together. We had another family tradition of making s'mores on Christmas eve. One summer, we also took a road trip to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. My mom had never been camping as a kid, but my dad used to camp a lot. RATIONALE Remember that, in a TEE paragraph, supporting sentences must be related specifically to the main idea. Since this topic sentence is about the author's family camping trip, the supporting sentence should refer specifically to that idea. CONCEPT Writing an Effective TEE Paragraph 2 While the baby was sleeping, I began reading the book my friend had recommended during our conversation the previous evening. Which group of words from the sentence is a dependent clause? 4/23/2020 Sophia :: Welcome https://www.sophia.org/spcc/foundations-of-english-composition-2/milestone_take_feedbacks/2389351 2/19 While the baby was sleeping my friend had recommended during our conversation the previous evening I began reading the book RATIONALE Independent clauses need three things: a subject, a verb, and a full thought. Dependent clauses may lack any one of those three elements and will only make sense when paired with an independent clause. In this sentence, the clause “while the baby was sleeping” is missing its full thought; while the subject and verb are clear (“the baby” and “sleeping”), the clause does not make sense as its own sentence. It only makes sense once the rest of the sentence is connected. The clause "I began reading the book" is independent: the subject is "I," the verb is "began," and we have a full thought (the speaker has begun reading a book). Both "my friend had recommended" and "during our conversation the previous evening" are phrases that add meaning to the independent clause. [Show More]

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