Complex Sentences

Simple sentences have how many independent clauses?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Compound sentences have how many independent clauses?

• 1

• 1 or more

• 2

• 2 or more

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Complex sentences have how many independent clauses?

• 1

• 1 or more

• 2 or more

• 2

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Complex sentences have how many dependent clauses?

• 1

• 1 or more

• 2

• 2 or more

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which clause can stand alone?

• Independent Clause

• Dependent Clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which clause cannot stand alone?

• Independent Clause

• Dependent Clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Kathy stayed home because she had a fever. Which clause can stand alone?

• Kathy stayed home

• because she had a fever.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

If the weather is nice, Sally likes to jog. Which clause cannot stand alone?

• If the weather is nice,

• Sally likes to jog.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A dependent clause has a subject and verb in it.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

I will sleep until the alarm rings. What is the dependent clause?

• I will sleep until the alarm rings.

• until the alarm rings.

• I will sleep

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B