Independent and dependent clauses 1

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a complete sentence. It contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. It contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought.

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Identify the independent clause in the sentence: 'She enjoys reading books.'

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She enjoys reading books.

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Identify the dependent clause in the sentence: 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'

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Although it was raining.

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What is the function of a dependent clause in a sentence?

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A dependent clause adds additional information to the independent clause but cannot stand alone.

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Identify the independent clause in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly when the mailman arrived.'

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The dog barked loudly.

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Identify the dependent clause in the sentence: 'Because I was tired, I went to bed early.'

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Because I was tired.

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What punctuation is often used to separate independent clauses?

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A comma is often used before a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) to separate independent clauses.

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Identify the independent clause in the sentence: 'If you finish your homework, you can watch TV.'

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You can watch TV.

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Identify the dependent clause in the sentence: 'Whenever I see her, I feel happy.'

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Whenever I see her.