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Discussion 2 Dear All, Please do this exercise below! And discuss it together. Good Luck :) Exercises 1 Directions: In the space before each group of words, mark P if it is a phrase, D if it is a dependent clause and I if it is an independent clause. __ I__1. Over my head __ D__2. Because I was afraid ___I__ 3. I didn’t get very much sleep __ P__4. That night __ I__5. I knew what happened ___D__6. So that I could get some rest ___I__ 7. I heard the cat’s meow ___D__8. Sitting by the broken plate licking the crumbs ___D__9. When I finally got up ___I__ 10. I got so tired ___D__11. Even though I counted sheep ___I__ 12. Ear plugs would be a good investment ___I__ 13. I never realized how losing sleep affected me ___P__14. The next day ___D__15. When I got to work ___I__ 16. I forgot to lock the door of my car ___D_ 17. Walking into the parking garage ___I__ 18. Did you ever get a strange feeling that someone was around you ___P__19. On the back of my neck ___D__20. All because I hadn’t had enough sleep Exercise 2 Which of the following groups of words are phrases? Which are clauses? 1. thinking about how to make a million dollars (Phrases) 2. he stayed up all night, thinking about to make a million dollars ( clauses) 3. cell phone screens are getting bigger (Phrases) 4. my girlfriend loves me ( clauses) 5. the girl who loves me (Phrases) 6. bone-crunching and neck-snapping (Phrases) 7. a taste that I share with many others ( clauses ) 8. the desk near the window (Phrases) 9. he has a favorite place to study, the desk near the window ( clauses ) 10. she was waiting by the café ( clauses )

11. her friend standing in the comer ( clauses ) 12. the book that I bought yesterday (Phrases) 13. cruising down Telegraph Ave on his bike ( clauses ) 14. he got a flat tire (Phrases) 15. cruising down Telegraph Ave on his bike, he got a flat tire ( clauses ) 16. her hair blowing in the wind (Phrases) 17. she ran to catch the bus before it left, her hair blowing in the wind (clauses) 18. a world in which no one trusts anyone else (Phrases)