Sentences - Grade 8

What is a clause?

• It contains a subject and a verb, but it does not express a complete thought.

• A group of words that contains both a subject and a verb.

• It contains a subject and a verbs, and it does express a complete thought.

What is a independent clause?

• It contains a subject and a verb, but it does not express a complete thought.

• A group of words that contains both a subject and a verb.

• It contains a subject and a verbs, and it does express a complete thought.

What is a dependent clause?

• It contains a subject and a verb, but it does not express a complete thought.

• A group of words that contains both a subject and a verb.

• It contains a subject and a verbs, and it does express a complete thought.

Is the blue clause independent or dependent?
Unless we get rain soon, the flowers will die.

• dependent
• independent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Is the blue clause independent or dependent?
When we visited Paris, we saw the Eiffle Tower.

• dependent
• independent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the subordinating conjunction?
 
When we visited Paris, we saw the Eiffle Tower.

• visited
• Paris
• Eiffel
• when

When he was younger, Tom also read manga and graphic novels.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What word should the comma be after?
 
If you want to be healthy you should exercise

• If
• healthy
• no comma

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Sarah and Ashley giggled and whispered all night.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is the subordinating conjunction?
 
I will finish my homework after the movie is over.

• finish
• homework
• after
• over