Independent and Dependent Clauses p. 79

Multiple Choice

A clause has a ____ and a ____.

• noun ; predicate

• subject ; verb

• adjective ; phrase

Multiple Choice

In the 1960s, while Bearden focused on creating collages that depicted African American life, he also became active in civil rights.

Is the underlined portion a phrase or a clause?

• Phrase

• Clause

Hotspot

Find the subject or subjects.

The dragonfly flew over 3,200 miles and was very tired when he landed.

Hotspot

Select the verbs(s) in the sentence.

Multiple Choice

what is an independent clause?

• a complete thought that can't stand by itself as a sentence
• a complete thought that can stand by itself as a sentence
• a simple-complex sentence
•  a type of french braid

Multiple Choice

Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence. After my dad gets home, we will go to the game.

• After my dad gets home

• We will go to the game

Open Ended

What is the difference between independent and dependent clauses?

Multiple Choice

A subordinating conjunction is a word or phrase that

• uses a comma to connect words and phrases.

• combines an independent clause and a dependent clause.

• compares two unlike things using like or as.

• combines two independent clauses.

Multiple Select

Select all the sentences that are independent clauses.

• My grandmother took my hands

• Because I was a thirteen-year-old girl

• She asked me into her room

• Since I didn’t know what to do

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes an independent clause?

• A group of words with a subject and verb that expresses a complete thought and can stand alone.

• A group of words with only a verb.

• A group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence.

• A group of words with only a subject.

Multiple Choice

What type of clause is the following? Mother, Grandmother, and I waited at the railway station

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

• Neither

• Phrase

Multiple Choice

What type of clause is the following? When he wiggled his fingers

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

• Neither

• Phrase