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Independent (Main) Clause

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Contains a subject and a verb. A complete thought, can stand on its own. Example: Jasmine studied for her midterm.

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Dependent (Subordinate) Clause

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Contains a subject and a verb. NOT a complete thought and cannot stand alone. Example: When Jasmine studied for her midterm.

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Simple Sentences

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The most basic sentence type. This sentence is made up of one independent clause.

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Identify the compound subject in this sentence:

Jack and Jill went up the hill.

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Jack and Jill

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True or false: Simple sentences do not contain dependent/subordinate clauses.

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True - a simple sentence is made up of one independent clause.

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Identify whether the following clause is independent or dependent:

While opening the door

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Dependent/Subordinate clause

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Identify whether the following clause is independent or dependent:

Because she is unwell

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Dependent/Subordinate clause

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Identify whether the following clause is independent or dependent:

Jeremiah sat at the desk

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Independent clause

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Compound Sentence

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Has 2+ independent clauses.

Example: Lainie is sick, so she stayed home. Example: Lainie is sick; she stayed home.

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Identify the sentence type of the following sentence:

Jasmine was upset with Royce because he didn’t understand her.

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Complex

Independent clause: Jasmine was upset with Royce

Dependent clause: because he didn’t understand her.