Clauses

A group of words that contains a subject and a verb is called: 

• a sentence 
• a clause
• a run-on
• a subordinate

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CCSS.L.4.1F

An independent clause: 

• is a main clause
• is a sentence
• a complete thought 
• all of these

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A dependent clause: 

• has a subject and a verb
• begins with a subordinating conjunction
• must be joined with an independent clause
• all of these

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the words is NOT a subordinating conjunction?

• and
• when
• that
• before

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

A sentence that contains an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses is:

• a compound sentence
• a simple sentence
• a complex sentence
• a run-on sentence

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Identify the red part of the sentence as an independent or dependent clause. 
My favorite store went out of business because it was losing money. 

• independent
• dependent

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the red part of the sentence as independent or dependent. 
Perhaps the problem was that the expenses were too high. 

• ^independent
• dependent

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the red part of the sentence as independent or dependent. 
When the store paid off its bill, there was no money left. 

• independent
• dependent

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the red part of the sentence as dependent or independent. 
The owners announced that they were selling the store. 

• independent 
• dependent

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the independent clause in the following sentence: 
Banks pay interest on the money that customers pay them. 

• Banks pay interest on the money
• that customers pay them
• Banks pay interest on the money that customers pay them

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B