Independent & Dependent Clauses Intro Lesson

​Independent & Dependent Clauses

ELA 9

Clauses

A clause is a group of words that has a subject & verb.

Example: She runs.

• Subject: She

• Verb: runs.
  
  

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words in the sentence below is the SUBJECT?

^{At the end of the day, the tired students slept for hours and hours.}

• end
• hours
• students
• slept

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words in the sentence below is the VERB?

^{At the end of the day, the tired students slept for hours and hours.}

• end
• hours
• students
• slept

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words in the sentence below is the VERB?.

^{The girl told a lame joke to the rest of the class.}

• joke
• lame
• told
• class

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words in the sentence below is the SUBJECT?

^{I heard the monster screaming in the movie last night.}

• screaming
• I
• monster
• night

Dependent Clause

A group of words that does not contain both a subject & a verb. It is not a complete thought.

Examples:
-Unless she goes to the store
-Before the game
-While they play the game

A group of words that is a complete thought.
It is a stand alone sentence.

Independent Clause

Examples:
-The secret of life is honesty.
- I enjoy eating in a restaurant.
-Elephants are very heavy animals.

Multiple Choice

although we only have four days of school next week

• Independent Clause

• Dependent Clause

Multiple Choice

that gum you chewed last week

• Independent Clause

• Dependent Clause

Multiple Choice

Independent or Dependent? I will have to make dinner.

• independent

• dependent

Multiple Choice

Independent or Dependent? I am a good cook.

• independent

• dependent

A dependent clause must start with a subordinating conjunction:

A: Although
A: After
W: While
A: As
W: When
U: Until
B: Before
B: Because
I: If
S: Since

Multiple Choice

If you want to come over after school, my mom said it is okay!

• If

• you

• after

• is

Multiple Choice

I will study at the library until it closes.

• I

• will

• at

• until

Multiple Choice

Although my dog is shy, he loves to wag his tail.

• Although

• my

• he

• his

Multiple Choice

We were happy because we won first prize!

• We

• were

• because

• won

Because the students studied hard, they passed the exam.

• Dependent clause: Because the students studied hard

• Independent clause: they passed the exam

A dependent clause is combined with an independent clause to make a complex sentence.

Commas

Use commas when the subordinating conjunction is at the beginning of the sentence:


After he won the race , he received a medal.

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct complex sentence structure?

• One independent clause
• One dependent clause
• An independent clause and a dependent clause
• A simple sentence with a subject and verb

Multiple Choice

Combine the two simple sentences and combine them into a complex sentence.

It started to rain. The game was not called off.

• Although it started to rain, the game was not called off.

• Because it started to rain , the game was not called off.

• It started to rain when the game was not called off.

• It started to rain unless the game was not called off.

Multiple Choice

Combine the two simple sentences into a complex sentence.

He forgot his wallet. He couldn't pay for dinner.

• He forgot his wallet, so he couldn't pay for dinner.

• He forgot his wallet after he couldn't pay for dinner.

• He forgot his wallet but he couldn't pay for dinner.

• Although he forgot his wallet, he couldn't pay for dinner.

Independent Work

• Answer the rest of the Wayground questions on your own

• Get an independent and dependent clause practice assignment from teacher's desk when finished

Open Ended

Combine the two sentence parts into one complex sentence. Add a comma where needed.

While the audience waited. The performers prepared backstage.

Open Ended

Combine the two sentence parts into one complex sentence. Add a comma where needed.

Before the bus arrived. We stood under the shade.

Open Ended

Combine the two sentence parts into one complex sentence. Add a comma where needed.

Before the bus arrived. We stood under the shade.

Open Ended

Using the dependent & independent options given in the image, create three complex sentences.