Grammar Basics - Sentences

Is the following phrase a dependent or independent clause?

The boys won the baseball game.

• Dependent

• Independent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Is the following phrase a dependent or independent clause?

As she called from the window.

• Dependent

• Independent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Is the following sentence a dependent or independent clause?

Jane washed her dog in the bath tub.

• Dependent

• Independent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Is the following sentence a dependent or independent clause?

Because she was friendly.

• Dependent

• Independent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What part of this sentence is a dependent clause?

"If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining."

- Guy Finley

• If you want light to come into your life

• into your life

• you need to stand where it is shining

• where it is shining

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which part of this sentence is an independent clause?

"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."

- Milton Berle

• If opportunity doesn't knock

• build a door

• If opportunity

• doesn't knock

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which part of this sentence is a dependent clause?

"No one is perfect - that's why pencils have erasers."

- Wolfgang Riebe

• No one is perfect

• No one

• That's why pencils have erasers

• have erasers

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What part of this sentence is an independent clause?

"Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results."

- Willie Nelson

• with positive ones

• Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones

• You'll start having positive results

• positive results

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a simple sentence?

• Contains one independent clause

• Contains two or more independent clauses

• Contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

• Contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is a complex sentence?

• Contains one independent clause

• Contains two or more independent clauses

• Contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

• Contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B