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Click on the main verbs in the following sentences. Remember, there can be more than one main verb if the sentence has an embedded clause!

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1. My family had spaghetti for dinner last night. 2. What did you eat for dinner?3. My baby sister spilled pasta sauce all over the floor.4. I hope that the sauce doesn't stain the carpet.5. It is being scrubbed right now.6. Will we find out whether it left a mark?7. It somehow hadn't been ruined already.

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1. My family had spaghetti for dinner last night.

2. What did you eat for dinner?

3. My baby sister spilled pasta sauce all over the floor.

4. I hope that the sauce doesn't stain the carpet.

5. It is being scrubbed right now.

6. Will we find out whether it left a mark?

7. It somehow hadn't been ruined already.

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For each clause, identify whether it is a statement, a content question, or a yes-no question.

1. [What did you eat for dinner]?
This clause is a

.

2. [My baby sister spilled pasta sauce all over the floor].
This clause is a

.

3. [Who hopes [that the sauce doesn't stain the carpet]]?
The main clause is a

and the embedded clause is a

.

4. [Will we find out [whether it left a mark]]?
The main clause is a

and the embedded clause is a

.

5. I asked [how long should we soak it for].
The main clause is a

and the embedded clause is a

content question1 of 8 draggables.

yes-no question2 of 8 draggables.

yes-no question3 of 8 draggables.

statement4 of 8 draggables.

content question5 of 8 draggables.

content question6 of 8 draggables.

statement7 of 8 draggables.

statement8 of 8 draggables.

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Click on the word that the bolded phrase modifies.

Here is an example:

1. Let's throw out the ruined carpet.

In sentence one, ruined modifies carpet, so you would click on carpet.

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2. My family had spaghettifor dinner last night. 3. Mybaby sister spilled pasta sauce all over the floor.4. I ate my spaghettiwith a fork .5. I ate the spaghettiwith basil .6. For dessert, we had strawberries withlarge dollops of whipped cream.7. For dessert, we had strawberries with large dollops ofwhipped cream.8. For dessert, we had strawberries with large dollopsof whipped cream .9. For dessert, we had strawberrieswith large dollops of whipped cream .

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2. My family had spaghettifor dinner last night.

3. Mybaby sister spilled pasta sauce all over the floor.

4. I ate my spaghettiwith a fork .

5. I ate the spaghettiwith basil .

6. For dessert, we had strawberries withlarge dollops of whipped cream.

7. For dessert, we had strawberries with large dollops ofwhipped cream.

8. For dessert, we had strawberries with large dollopsof whipped cream .

9. For dessert, we had strawberrieswith large dollops of whipped cream .

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