Subordinating Conjunctions

An independent clause:

• has a subject and a verb but no complete thought

• has a subject and a verb and a complete thought

• can not be a sentence on its own

• makes a sentence complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A dependent clause:

• has a subject and a verb but no complete thought

• has a subject and a verb and a complete thought

• can be a sentence on its own

• makes a sentence compound

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.7.1A

while the band was playing

• This is an independent clause.
• This is a dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

because she studied diligently

• This is an independent clause.
• This is a dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

she studied diligently

• This is an independent clause.
• This is a dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

although I ate my lunch

• This is an independent clause.
• This is a dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

I eat my lunch in the shade.

• This is an independent clause.
• This is a dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

As she looked out the window, a bird swooped down from the tree.

The subordinate conjunction in this sentence is:

• as

• out

• down

• from

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

Once we practice this many times, it will be much easier to do.
The dependent clause is:

• once we practice this
• once we practice this many times
• it will be much easier
• it will be much easier to do

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Does this sentence need a comma?
Clowns juggled while the audience waited for the show to start.

• no comma
• comma

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C