What is an independent clause?

It is a sentence that has a subject and a verb and requires no extra information to understand and can stand alone.

It is a clause that has a subject and a verb and can not stand by itself.

What is a dependent clause?

It is a clause that starts with subordinating conjunctions such as "while," "that," or "unless," gives background information but cannot stand on their own as sentences.

It is a clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction can stand by itself.

It is a complete thought start with subordinating conjunctions such as "while," "that," or "unless," give background information but cannot stand on their own as sentences.

Independent and Dependent Clauses

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

dependent clause

independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

dependent clause

independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

dependent clause

independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

dependent clause

independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

dependent clause

independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

dependent clause

independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I had a huge cup of coffee before I went to school.

dependent clause

independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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Independent and Dependent Clauses

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

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

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

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

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

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

I had a huge cup of coffee before I went to school.

I had a huge cup of coffee before I went to school.

We had a great time after the weather cleared.

Everything was fine until Sally came along.

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