Subordinating Conjunctions

What is an independent clause?

• Part of a sentence that cannot stand on its own.

• Part of a sentence that can stand on its own as a complete sentence.

What is a dependent clause?

• Part of a sentence that cannot stand on its own.

• Part of a sentence that can stand on its own as a complete sentence.

True or False: An independent clause contains a subject and predicate.

• True

• False

True or False: A dependent clause contains a subject and a predicate.

• True

• False

When you connect a dependent clause and an independent clause, you must use what at the beginning?

________ dependent clause,+ Independent clause

• FANBOYS

• Subordinating Conjunction (SC)

When you connect and Independent clause and a dependent clause, what do you connect them with?

Independent clause _________ dependent clause.

• FANBOYS

• Subordinating Conjunction (SC)

Which is correct?

• SC+ Independent Clause,+ Dependent Clause

• SC+ Independent Clause+ Dependent Clause

• SC+ Dependent Clause,+ Independent Clause

• SC+ Dependent Clause+ Independent Clause

Where does the comma go when you connect an independent clause with a dependent clause and the Subordinating Conjunction is in the middle?

Independent clause+SC+Dependent Clause.

• At the beginning.

• At the end.

• There is not one.

Where does the comma go in this combination?

SC + Dependent Clause + Independent Clause.

• After the Subordinating Conjunction, before the Dependent Clause.

• Between the Dependent Clause and Independent Clause.

• After the Independent Clause, before the period.

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