An independent clause:

• has a subject and a predicate but is not a complete thought

• has a subject and a predicate and is a complete thought

• can't 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 predicate but is not a complete thought

• has a subject and a predicate and is a complete thought

• can be a sentence on its own

• makes a sentence compound

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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

A complex sentence is comprised of:

• two independent clauses

• one independent clause alone

• an independent clause and a dependent clause

• two dependent clauses

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

I was able to get my work checked since the bus was early today.

The subordinate conjunction of this sentence is:

• was

• able

• since

• today

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

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

The subordinate conjunction of this sentence is:

• as

• out

• down

• from

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E