Clauses

An independent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence.

• True

• False

A clause is a group of words that has a __________ and a ____________.

• subject, verb

• adverb, pronoun

• noun, verb

• subject, noun

A dependent clause can stand alone as a sentence.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an independent clause?

• because it was fall

• Because it was fall, the leaves

• the leaves were falling off the trees

• falling off the trees

Which of the following is a dependent clause?

• I hope they come

• they come before

• the soup gets cold

• before the soup gets cold

Which word is a subordinating conjunction?

• didn't

• because

• know

• was

Which word is a coordinating conjunction?

• after

• was

• were

• off

Which words are relative pronouns?

• where, when, why

• because, before, though

• who, whom, whose, that, which

• after, until, although

Which words are relative adverbs?

• since , unless, whenever

• while, before, after

• in order to, wherever, as soon as

• where, when, where

What is the dependent clause in this sentence?

The farm workers suffered because their work was so hard.

• the farm workers

• the farm workers suffered because

• work was so hard

• because their work was so hard