Phrases and clauses

What is a clause?

• a group of words with a subject and a verb

• a sentence that needs a comma

• a group of words that needs a comma in between them

• a sentence that cannot stand alone

Identify the dependent clause in the sentence. (Identifica la cláusula dependiente en la oración.)

After it was built, that hotel was nice.

• that hotel

• that hotel was nice

• After it was built

An independent clause:

• has a subject and a predicate but is not a complete thought

• has a subject and a predicate and is a complete thought

• can't be a sentence on its own

• makes a sentence complex

Pick the DEPENDENT clause

• Since I won the trophy,

• I won the trophy.

• I want to win the trophy.

Do the words in RED form a dependent clause or independent clause?

I have decided that I will either mow the lawn today, or I will plant flowers in the garden.

• Dependent Clause

• Independent Clause

Choose the clause that introduces a result.

• Since my daughter needs 28 more credits,

• I don't think she will be able to graduate this semester.

Everything was fine until Sally came along.

• dependent clause
• independent clause

What is the bracketed group of words? Uranus spins on its side, [while Venus definitely spins in the complete opposite direction.]

• Not a clause

• Independent/Main Clause

• Dependent/Subordinate Clause

Independent or Dependent? She also made a chocolate cake.

• dependent

• independent

What does a main clause need? Check all that apply.

• verb

• interesting topic

• complete thought

• subject