Chapter 10
Types of Sentences
Practice 1
Remember that an independent clause by itself is a complete, but a dependent clause by itself is
an incomplete sentence. Write Indep. next to the complete sentences and put a period (.) after
them. Write Dep. next to the incomplete sentences. The first two have been done for you as
examples.
1. Globalization means more travel for businessmen and women. (Indep.)
2. As business executives fly around the globe to sell their companies’ products and service
(Dep.)
3. Jet lag affects most long-distance travelers (Indep.)
4. Which is simply the urge o sleep at inappropriate times (Dep.)
5. During long journeys through several time zones, the body’s inner clock is disrupted
(Indep.)
6. For some reason, travel from west to east causes greater jet lag than travel from east to
west (Dep.)
7. Also, changes in work schedules can cause jet lag (Indep.)
8. When hospital nurses change from a day shift to a night shift, for example (Dep.)
9. Although there is no sure way to prevent jet lag (Dep.)
10. There are some ways to minimize it (Indep.)
11. Because jet lag is caused at least partially by loss of sleep, not just a change in the time of
sleep (Dep.)
12. A traveler should plan to arrive at his or her destination as late as possible (Indep.)
13. Upon arriving, he or she should immediately go to bed (Indep.)
14. Then the traveler should start to live in the new time zone immediately (Indep.)
15. Even when the traveler arrives early in the morning and cannot go to bed immediately
(Dep.)
Types of Sentences
Practice 1
Remember that an independent clause by itself is a complete, but a dependent clause by itself is
an incomplete sentence. Write Indep. next to the complete sentences and put a period (.) after
them. Write Dep. next to the incomplete sentences. The first two have been done for you as
examples.
1. Globalization means more travel for businessmen and women. (Indep.)
2. As business executives fly around the globe to sell their companies’ products and service
(Dep.)
3. Jet lag affects most long-distance travelers (Indep.)
4. Which is simply the urge o sleep at inappropriate times (Dep.)
5. During long journeys through several time zones, the body’s inner clock is disrupted
(Indep.)
6. For some reason, travel from west to east causes greater jet lag than travel from east to
west (Dep.)
7. Also, changes in work schedules can cause jet lag (Indep.)
8. When hospital nurses change from a day shift to a night shift, for example (Dep.)
9. Although there is no sure way to prevent jet lag (Dep.)
10. There are some ways to minimize it (Indep.)
11. Because jet lag is caused at least partially by loss of sleep, not just a change in the time of
sleep (Dep.)
12. A traveler should plan to arrive at his or her destination as late as possible (Indep.)
13. Upon arriving, he or she should immediately go to bed (Indep.)
14. Then the traveler should start to live in the new time zone immediately (Indep.)
15. Even when the traveler arrives early in the morning and cannot go to bed immediately
(Dep.)
