Phrases and clauses

Does this sentence has subordinate clause?

My father is eating

• No

• Yes

• Eating hamburger

Identify the dependent clause:

Since there is no school tomorrow, we get to have a party.

• since there is no school tomorrow

• since

• we get to have a party

• to have a party

Match each dependent clause with the appropriate independent clause.

• while they were eating dinner

• Call me on my cell phone

• whenever you eat candy

• A salesman came to the door

• after the show

• We will go out for a celebratory dinner

• if something bad happens

• Be sure to brush your teeth

• once you finish your homework

• Show it to me so I can check your answers

Identify whether the following group of words is a phrase, clause, or fragment:

after the rain stopped

• phrase

• fragment

• complete sentence

• clause

hopefully they play better than their Wednesday performance

• Independent Clause

• Subordinate Clause

Match the following terms:

• the action word in the sentence

• dependent clause

• a group of words with at least one subject and one verb that form a complete thought

• conjunction

• the topic of a sentence

• subject

• a group of words with a subject and verb that do not form a complete thought

• independent clause

• a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses

• predicate

The best ham sandwich in Colorado.

• Phrase
• Dependent Clause
• Independent Clause

Dependent clauses have a subject and a verb.

• True

• False

Identify the dependent clause. "As long as you do not study, chemistry may be difficult."

(Remember, dependent clauses cannot stand alone.)

• As long as you do not study

• may be difficult

• chemistry may be difficult

• you do not study

Which grammatical structure is repeated in Stanton's statement from her "Declaration"?

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."

• nouns

• verbs

• adjectives

• clauses