Independent and Dependent Clauses

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a clause?
A sentence fragment
Punctuation in a sentence
A sentence that has a subject and a verb
A subordinating conjunction
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CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an independent clause?
A group of words that cannot stand alone.
A group of words that has a subject, verb and expresses a complete thought.
A phrase that acts as a subject or object.
A clause
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CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a dependent clause?
A group of words that has a subject, a verb and expresses a complete thought.
A group of words that does not have a subject.
A group of words that has a subject and verb, but does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.
A sentence.
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CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are subordinating conjunctions?
Words that connect two independent clauses.
Words that connect two dependent clauses.
Words that connect a subject to a verb.
Words that connect an independent clause to a dependent clause.
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CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the dependent clause in this sentence:
Because it was raining, we stayed inside.
We stayed inside
Because it was raining
Inside
None of the above
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CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence has an independent clause and a dependent clause?
I went to the store because I needed milk.
She sang beautifully and danced gracefully.
He reads every day.
The teacher explained the lesson.
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CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a dependent clause?
While the rain poured
She danced all night
Because the game was exciting
When the class ended
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CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
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