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*** adjectives, prepositional phrases and relative clauses (start with "which", "that", "who") | *** adjectives, prepositional phrases and relative clauses (start with "which", "that", "who") | ||
* convert participle phrases (non-finite verbs that start with "-ing" and do not have a subject) into a separate sentence | * convert participle phrases (non-finite verbs that start with "-ing" and do not have a subject) into a separate sentence | ||
Example:< | Example: | ||
<blockquote>''"Studying marsupials in Western Australia during a heavy drought, the field researchers incorrectly assumed normalcy of aberrant behaviors for abiding characteristics."''</blockquote> | |||
# identify sentence core: "researchers [incorrectly] assumed" | # identify sentence core: "researchers [incorrectly] assumed" | ||
# key nouns: "drought", "researchers", "behaviors", "characteristics" | # key nouns: "drought", "researchers", "behaviors", "characteristics" | ||
# convert participle phrase: "Researchers studied marsupials during a drought." | # convert participle phrase: "Researchers studied marsupials during a drought." | ||
<blockquote>'' "Studying marsupials <strike>in Western Australia</strike> during a heavy drought, <strike>the field</strike> researchers incorrectly assumed <strike>normalcy</strike> <strike>of aberrant </strike>behaviors</strike> for <strike>abiding</strike> characteristics."''</blockquote> | |||
=== Identify Transition Words === | === Identify Transition Words === |