Assignment: Identify Main & Subordinating Clause
In the following sentences, identify all main clauses by underlining them once and all subordinate clauses by circling them or using a parenthesis. Remember that you could have a subordinate clause within a main clause.
1) In April 2005, people in Hamburg, Germany, reported that toads had begun to explode in a local pond.
2) The toads' intestines were being propelled up to three feet away, but no one knew why.
3) Because so many toads had begun to swell and burst apart, the residents started calling the place "The Pond of Death."
4) Soon toads began to explode in a nearby lake across the border in Denmark.
5) Scientists who investigated the phenomenon wondered if the pond water contained a virus or fungus that was infecting the toads; however, tests revealed no evidence of disease in the toads or water.
6) Finally, a German scientist discovered the cause.
7) Hungry crows had developed a taste for toad livers.
8) They would attack a toad between its chest and abdominal cavity in order to peck out the liver; in addition, they were teaching other crows the trick.
9) When the toads would inflate their bodies in defense, the hole and missing liver led to a rupture of their blood vessels and lungs.
10) According to one veterinarian, such behavior is not unusual, although its occurrence in a populated area is not common.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.