Grammar points in Speaking

A clause that is not a complete thought or sentence and cannot stand alone.

• Dependent clause

• Independent clause

• Compound sentence

Identify the independent clause:

"If the weather is nice, I will go swimming tomorrow."

• If the weather is nice

• I will go swimming tomorrow.

The most important reason______ I learn English is that English helps me a lot in connecting with international friends.

Identify if the following clause is independent or dependent.

"The store at the end of the block"

• Dependent clause

• Independent clause

Identify if the following clause is independent or dependent.

"Since I went to the football game to see you yesterday"

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence:

_______________

In a compound sentence, the comma comes _________ the coordinating conjunction.

• after

• before

Does this sentence need a comma?

"I love accessing social networks so I often use Youtube and Facebook as tools to learn English."

• Yes

• No

Anna plays the piano well, _____ the guitar is her favorite instrument.

Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that makes sense:

"I mostly communicate with my family by phone, ______ I usually use the Internet to make video calls."

• nor

• or

• yet

• so