Clauses Review

Who or what a sentence is about

• subject

• predicate

The predicate of a sentence always contains a verb.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

The subject of a sentence can contain a noun OR pronoun.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

The action that a subject completes in a sentence

• Subject

• Predicate

A dependent clause can stand alone as a complete thought.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns are known as:

• independent clauses

• dependent clauses

• marker words

• prepositional phrases

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Is the underlined portion an independent clause or a dependent clause?

The house was quiet after the children left for school.

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

Is the underlined portion an independent clause or a dependent clause?

Although the old photograph had faded badly, we could still see many details.

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Is the underlined portion an independent clause or a dependent clause?

The book, which recounts South African history, is banned in the very nation it describes.

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Is the underlined portion an independent clause or a dependent clause?

1. The teacher who lives next door to Rob is Mrs. Johnson. 

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B