Dependent and Independent Clauses

What is an independent clause?

• An independent clause is a type of conjunction

• An independent clause is a group of words that cannot form a complete sentence

• An independent clause is a type of punctuation mark

• An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate.

Identify the independent clause in the following sentence: 'The sun was shining, and the birds were singing.'

• The sun was setting

• The sun was shining

• The sun was shining, and the birds were singing

• and the birds were singing

What is a dependent clause?

• A dependent clause is a group of words that does not contain a subject and a verb.

• A dependent clause is a group of words that is always a fragment and cannot be part of a complete sentence.

• A dependent clause is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.

• A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb, but does not express a complete thought. It cannot stand alone as a sentence.

Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence: 'Because it was raining, we stayed indoors.'

• We stayed indoors

• It was raining

• Because we stayed indoors

• Because it was raining

How can you join an independent clause and a dependent clause?

• By using a prepositional phrase

• By using a subordinating conjunction

• By using a coordinating conjunction

• By using a comma splice

Join the following independent and dependent clauses: 'She went to the store' and 'after she finished her homework.'

• She went to the store after she finished her homework.

• She went to the store before she finished her homework.

• She went to the store while she finished her homework.

• She went to the store because she finished her homework.

What is the difference between an independent and a dependent clause?

• An independent clause has a subject and a verb, while a dependent clause only has a subject

• An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, while a dependent clause cannot.

• An independent clause is always longer than a dependent clause

• An independent clause is used for expressing opinions, while a dependent clause is used for stating facts

Identify the independent clause in the following sentence: 'The cat slept on the mat.'

• The cat slept on the mat.

• The cat slept

• The cat slept on

• on the mat

Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence: 'When the bell rang, the students rushed out of the classroom.'

• When the students rushed out

• The bell rang

• The students rushed out of the classroom

• When the bell rang

Rewrite the following sentence using a dependent clause: 'I will go for a walk. I finish my work.'

• I will go for a walk, then I finish my work.

• I finish my work, I will go for a walk.

• I will go for a walk, I finish my work.

• After I finish my work, I will go for a walk.