Dependent vs Independent Clauses

I was stuck in traffic two blocks from the party where I was heading.

• NO CHANGE

• party, where I was heading.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

She had tied rags around her shoulders to keep out the spring chill, and was picking through the trash

• NO CHANGE

• chill and was

• chill; and was

• chill; was

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Her long hair was streaked with gray, tangled, and matted, and her eyes had sunk deep into their sockets.

Which of the following is true about the sentence above:

• Dependent Clause + Independent Clause

• Independent Clause + Dependent Clause

• Independent Clause + Independent Clause

• Dependent Clause + Dependent Clause

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Her cheekbones were still high. and strong but the skin was parched and ruddy from all those winters and summers exposed to the elements.

• NO CHANGE

• high and strong: but

• high and strong but

• high and strong, but

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

It had been months since I laid eyes on Mom, and when she looked up.

Which of the following is true about the underlined words above.

• They are a phrase

• They are an appositive

• They are independent

• They are dependent

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

I slid down in the seat; and asked the driver to turn around and take me home to Park Avenue.

• NO CHANGE

• seat, and asked

• seat, and I asked

• seat; asked

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

I looked around the room.

Which of the following is true about the sentence above?

• It is a dependent clause

• It is an independent clause

• It is a fragment

• It is a dependent clause + an independent clause

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

There were the turn-of-the-century bronze-and-silver vases and the old books with worn leather spines that I'd collected at flea markets.

• NO CHANGE

• vases, and the old books

• vases; and the old books

• vases;the old books

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

There were the turn-of-the-century bronze-and-silver vases and the old books with worn leather spines that I'd collected at flea markets.

Which of the following is true about the underlined words above?

• Independent Clause

• Dependent Clause

• Santa Clause

• Mrs. Clause

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

There were the Georgian maps I'd had framed, the Persian rugs, and the overstuffed leather armchair I liked to sink into at the end of the day.

Which of the following is true about the above.

• Independent Clause

• Dependent + Independent

• Independent + Independent

• Dependent + Dependent

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B