Where is nonstandard English used in the following sentence? My man James and I rocked the house.

a) man
b) rocked
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the above


c) both (a) and (b)

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Las noticias de hoy.?As Osvaldo reads the paper aloud, Jimena reacts to all the headlines. Complete her comments using either the conditional or the past subjunctive. Follow the model. ? MODELO     Asesinaron a un importante empresario.                        Si yo (investigar) investigara el asesinato, hablaría con los empleados. Cada vez son menos las personas que votan en las elecciones. Si todos los ciudadanos (votar)________________, se quejarían menos de las decisiones de los políticos.

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C ______________ desastre, algo malo que pasa y cambia el orden regular

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Underline the clauses in each of the following compound-complex sentences. Then identify each clause as either independent (Ind) or dependent (Dep).

1. The computer wasn’t on sale, and I didn’t have a coupon, because I didn’t sign up for the store mailing list. 2. The paper was late, and I had to pull it out of the bushes, but I was glad that I had something to read. 3. After the sisters hung all the posters up in their room, Abby decided to paint the walls white, and Becky settled on yellow. 4. I used to sing in the rain, and my brother would walk without an umbrella, until we got sick last week and decided not to do that anymore. 5. I need to go to the gym after school because I had three pieces of pie last night; then, I can take a walk after work. 6. Even though Cameron is afraid of the water and even though he doesn’t swim well, he decided to go diving, so he walked down to the pier. 7. We worked a lot of overtime, but we decided that it would be best to save our money and go on a better vacation later this year. 8. Even if you don’t believe it, the magician was quite entertaining, and his tricks were rather new. 9. Jill couldn’t decide what she wanted for dinner, so Charlie suggested Chinese food, but Jake is allergic to it. 10. Unless we get started, we are going to be late for the meeting, and Marvin will be mad.

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