Clauses

Identify the independent clause in the following sentence.

Instead of completing his work, the student decided to talk and take a zero.

• Instead of completing his work

• the student decided to talk and take a zero

• take a zero

• to talk and take a zero

Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence.

I will go to bed after I finish my homework.

• I will go to bed

• after I finish my homework

• go to bed

• my homework

Another name for a dependent clause would be

• subordinate clause

• main clause

• noun clause

• adjective clause

When the day ends, we can all go home and make cookies.

• dependent clause
• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

When the day ends, we can all go home and make cookies.

• dependent clause
• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

We all went to the game, and we went to the movies after.

• dependent clause
• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

We all went to the game, and we went to the movies after.

• dependent clause
• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Before I went to school, I had a big cup of coffee.

• dependent clause
• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Before I went to school, I had a huge cup of coffee.

• dependent clause
• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What word should the comma be after?
 
Don't feed the animals because they might bite you.

• animals
• because
• no comma