Practice Activities Activity 1 Identify the sentence type. Circle any coordinating or subordinating conjunctions. Underline independent clauses once and dependent clauses twice. Then, explain what function the sentence is performing. 1. Harry Potter was rejected from many publishers before J.K. Rowling found success. Sentence type: __________________________________________________ Function: ______________________________________________________ 2. Even though the patients showed various symptoms, the clinical study found that lack of sleep contributes to the inability to focus, irritability, and poorer health. Sentence type: __________________________________________________ Function: ______________________________________________________ 3. More and more students are relying on online databases to find sources. Sentence type: __________________________________________________ Function: ______________________________________________________ 4. The business analysts proposed higher numbers for next quarter, and they expect to exceed those numbers the following quarter. Sentence type: __________________________________________________ Function: ______________________________________________________ 5. Homeless teens face intense obstacles, but when it comes to schooling, they do have the chance to receive an education if they enroll in a special program. Sentence type: __________________________________________________ Function: ______________________________________________________ Activity 2 Practice composing your own sentences given the information provided. Consider what sentence type will be best to express the information. 1. You are telling the reader about three important qualities of a character in a book. Sentence: ………………………………………………………………………………….............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................