Classify each of the following sentences as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.

EXAMPLE: H. J. (Henry Jackson) Lewis is generally regarded as the first African American political cartoonist. simple

Through his cartoons, Lewis frequently criticized the U.S. government's racial policies; however, he also produced nonpolitical ink drawings, sketches, and chalk plates.

Classify each of the following sentences as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.

Example : H. J. (Henry Jackson) Lewis is generally regarded as the first African American political cartoonist. simple

Upon Lewis's death in 1891, The Freeman, the newspaper that had made him famous, praised his talent and mourned his loss.

Identify the adverb clause in each of the following sentences. Give the word or words that the clause modifies. Be prepared to state whether the clause tells how, how much, when, where, why, to what extent, or under what conditions.

Exercise: After they had invited their friends to dinner, Lola Gomez and her father began preparing the meal. After they had invited their friends to dinner-began.

No one at the dinner table was more eager than I to enjoy a large helping of the Gomezes' special black beans.

Classify each of the following sentences as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. Example : H. J. (Henry Jackson) Lewis is generally regarded as the first African American political cartoonist. simple

Lewis was born into slavery in Mississippi, and he was blinded in one eye and badly burned when' he was a toddler.

Identify the adverb clause in each of the following sentences. Give the word or words that the clause modifies. Be prepared to state whether the clause tells how, how much, when, where, why, to what extent, or under what conditions.

Exercise: After they had invited their friends to dinner, Lola Gomez and her father began preparing the meal. After they had invited their friends to dinner-began.

While the beans were simmering, Mr. Gomez prepared the sofrito, which is a characteristic ingredient in many Lation American dishes.

Identify the adverb clause in each of the following sentences. Give the word or words that the clause modifies. Be prepared to state whether the clause tells how, how much, when, where, why, to what extent, or under what conditions.

Exercise: After they had invited their friends to dinner, Lola Gomez and her father began preparing the meal. After they had invited their friends to dinner-began.

Whenever a recipe calls for sofrito, the cook finely chops some onion, green pepper, and garlic.

Identify the adverb clause in each of the following sentences. Give the word or words that the clause modifies. Be prepared to state whether the clause tells how, how much, when, where, why, to what extent, or under what conditions.

Exercise: After they had invited their friends to dinner, Lola Gomez and her father began preparing the meal. After they had invited their friends to dinner-began.

Because it's one of their specialties, Lola and her father prepared a special treat of Cuban-style black beans.

Identify the adverb clause in each of the following sentences. Give the word or words that the clause modifies. Be prepared to state whether the clause tells how, how much, when, where, why, to what extent, or under what conditions.

Exercise: After they had invited their friends to dinner, Lola Gomez and her father began preparing the meal. After they had invited their friends to dinner-began.

He then crushed some beans against the side of the pot s that eh bean mixture would thicken.

Identify the adverb clause in each of the following sentences. Give the word or words that the clause modifies. Be prepared to state whether the clause tells how, how much, when, where, why, to what extent, or under what conditions.

Exercise: After they had invited their friends to dinner, Lola Gomez and her father began preparing the meal. After they had invited their friends to dinner-began.

After Lola had soaked a pound of black beans overnight, she drained them and covered them with fresh water to make the beans easier to digest.

Identify the adverb clause in each of the following sentences. Give the word or words that the clause modifies. Be prepared to state whether the clause tells how, how much, when, where, why, to what extent, or under what conditions.

Exercise: After they had invited their friends to dinner, Lola Gomez and her father began preparing the meal. After they had invited their friends to dinner-began.

As soon as the sofrito was ready, Mr. Gomez added it to the bean mixture.

Identify the adverb clause in each of the following sentences. Give the word or words that the clause modifies. Be prepared to state whether the clause tells how, how much, when, where, why, to what extent, or under what conditions.

Exercise: After they had invited their friends to dinner, Lola Gomez and her father began preparing the meal. After they had invited their friends to dinner-began.

Then these vegetables are fried in a little oil until they are tender and herbs and spices such as basil, cilantro, cumin, and black and white paper are added.

Identify the adverb clause in each of the following sentences. Give the word or words that the clause modifies. Be prepared to state whether the clause tells how, how much, when, where, why, to what extent, or under what conditions.

Exercise: After they had invited their friends to dinner, Lola Gomez and her father began preparing the meal. After they had invited their friends to dinner-began.

Before she lit the stove, she added some chopped onion and dgreen pepper, a bay leaf, cilantro leaves, oregano, and salt pork to the beans.

Identify the adverb clause in each of the following sentences. Give the word or words that the clause modifies. Be prepared to state whether the clause tells how, how much, when, where, why, to what extent, or under what conditions.

Exercise: After they had invited their friends to dinner, Lola Gomez and her father began preparing the meal. After they had invited their friends to dinner-began.

When the mixture had thickened, Lola put in a blend of vinegar and sugar, which gives the beans the extra "tang."

Identify the subordinate clause or clauses in each of the following sentence. Then, tell whether each subordinate clause is used as an adjective, a noun, or an adverb.

Exercise: Many scholars were skeptical when their colleagues began applying computer science to the study of literature. When their colleagues began applying computer science to the study of literature-adverb.

After they have written their first drafts, students may then revise their papers by using software programs that check spelling, grammar and style.