Independent and Dependent Clauses

What is the subject of this sentence?

The students are watching a presentation about grammar.

What is the verb in this sentence?

Studying grammar is helpful for improving writing skills.

Reorder the following

• develop

• certain cognitive skills.

• can help

• students

• Computer games

Read each group of words and write if it's independent or dependent in the box.

Her opinion is silly

A simple sentence is made up of

• a noun or pronoun

• a verb

• an independent clause

• none of these

after I walked away from the explosion

• phrase
• independent clause
• dependent clause

because she cried

• phrase
• independent clause
• dependent clause

A dependent clause is...

• a clause that CAN stand alone as a complete thought.

• a clause that CANNOT stand alone as a complete thought.

An independent clause is...

• a clause that CAN stand alone as a complete thought.

• a clause that CANNOT stand alone as a complete thought.

• a simple sentence

I was watching my brother play video games.

• Dependent Clause

• Independent Clause