Clauses and Phrase Practice

Identify the sentence element in bold as either an independent clause (IC), a phrase (P), a dependent clause (DC), or a relative clause (RC).

A few years ago, I started asking lecture halls filled with students to raise their hands if they had run out of time on the SAT.

• Independent Clause (IC)

• Dependent Clause (DC)

• Relative Clause (RC)

• Phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

Identify the sentence element in bold as either an independent clause (IC), a phrase (P), a dependent clause (DC), or a relative clause (RC).

A few years ago, I started asking lecture halls filled with students to raise their hands if they had run out of time on the SAT.

• Independent Clause (IC)

• Dependent Clause (DC)

• Relative Clause (RC)

• Phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

Identify the sentence element in bold as either an independent clause (IC), a phrase (P), a dependent clause (DC), or a relative clause (RC).

A few years ago, I started asking lecture halls filled with students to raise their hands if they had run out of time on the SAT.

• Independent Clause (IC)

• Dependent Clause (DC)

• Relative Clause (RC)

• Phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

Identify the sentence element in bold as either an independent clause (IC), a phrase (P), a dependent clause (DC), or a relative clause (RC).

I was surprised, but I shouldn’t have been.

• Independent Clause (IC)

• Dependent Clause (DC)

• Relative Clause (RC)

• Phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

Identify the sentence element in bold as either an independent clause (IC), a phrase (P), a dependent clause (DC), or a relative clause (RC).

For decades, educators have seen speed as a marker of aptitude or mastery, forcing students to scramble to finish tests.

• Independent Clause (IC)

• Dependent Clause (DC)

• Relative Clause (RC)

• Phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

Identify the sentence element in bold as either an independent clause (IC), a phrase (P), a dependent clause (DC), or a relative clause (RC).

For decades, educators have seen speed as a marker of aptitude or mastery, forcing students to scramble to finish tests.

• Independent Clause (IC)

• Dependent Clause (DC)

• Relative Clause (RC)

• Phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

Identify the sentence element in bold as either an independent clause (IC), a phrase (P), a dependent clause (DC), or a relative clause (RC).

Although smarter people are faster at solving easy problems, they’re actually slower to finish difficult ones.

• Independent Clause (IC)

• Dependent Clause (DC)

• Relative Clause (RC)

• Phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

Identify the sentence element in bold as either an independent clause (IC), a phrase (P), a dependent clause (DC), or a relative clause (RC).

You wouldn’t want a surgeon who rushes through a craniectomy, or an accountant who dashes through your taxes.

• Independent Clause (IC)

• Dependent Clause (DC)

• Relative Clause (RC)

• Phrase

Identify the sentence element in bold as either an independent clause (IC), a phrase (P), a dependent clause (DC), or a relative clause (RC).

Although it pays to be quick, it also pays to be determined, disciplined, and dependable.

• Independent Clause (IC)

• Dependent Clause (DC)

• Relative Clause (RC)

• Phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

Identify the sentence element in bold as either an independent clause (IC), a phrase (P), a dependent clause (DC), or a relative clause (RC).

Time pressure rewards students who think fast and shallow — and punishes those who think slow and deep.

• Independent Clause (IC)

• Dependent Clause (DC)

• Relative Clause (RC)

• Phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1