Review 1: Independent and Dependent Clauses

A clause is:

• a group of words that convey a complete thought

• a group of words that contain a subject and a verb

• what the sentence talks about

• a part broken off or detached

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A group of words that contains a subject and a verb. It is a sentence and it stands on its own.

• clause

• dependent clause

• independent clause

• fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A group of words that contains a complete subject and a verb. It cannot be a sentence.

• clause

• independent clause

• dependent clause

• conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

An independent clause has a:

• subject , verb, is not a sentence

• subject, conveys a complete thought

• subject and predicate

• subject, predicate, conveys a complete thought

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

They are dependent clauses because of the presence of:

• marker word or conjunction

• period and subject

• subject and predicate

• subject, predicate

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

The traffic on the freeway was horrible.

• independent

• dependent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

I had to use a fan to keep cool.

• independent

• dependent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

While she sleeps at my feet.

• independent

• dependent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

There is no way I will do it.

• independent

• dependent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

When you leave tomorrow.

• independent

• dependent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B