Clauses

The Clause

Independent and Subordinate Clauses, Sentence Structure​

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What is a Clause?

​A clause is a word group that contains a verb and its subject and that is used as a sentence or a part of a sentence.

​Example: where are you now

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after we won the game​

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​A subordinate (dependent) clause does not express a complete thought and cannot stand by itself as a sentence.

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Ex: which used to belong to his father. ​

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​Subordinate Clause

An independent clause expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself as a sentence.

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Ex: Mitchell drove his car.​

​Independent Clause

There are two types of clauses...

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What type of clause is in RED?

When the day ends, we can all go home and make cookies.

What type of clause is in RED?

Before I went to school, I had a big cup of coffee.

What type of clause is in RED?

We went to the game, and our team won!



Whenever I have a bad day, I call my best friend.

Multiple Choice

Is the following clause INDEPENDENT or SUBORDINATE?

Because she likes your beard.

• INDEPENDENT
• SUBORDINATE

Multiple Choice

What type of clause is in RED?

Everything was fine until Sally came along.

• dependent clause

• independent clause

Multiple Choice

What type of clause is in RED?

Because oil drilling cracks the bedrock, it can cause earthquakes.

• dependent clause

• independent clause

Multiple Choice

Is the following clause INDEPENDENT or SUBORDINATE?

She fell down the stairs.

• independent clause

• dependent (subordinate) clause

Multiple Choice

What type of clause is in RED?

Though she is my best friend, there are times I can't stand her.

• dependent clause

• independent clause

Multiple Choice

Is the following clause INDEPENDENT or SUBORDINATE?

Even though I tried my best.

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

Multiple Choice

Is the following clause INDEPENDENT or SUBORDINATE?

when swinging from the tree

• independent clause

• subordinate clause